Systemic Treatment Program

The Systemic Treatment Program improves the experience for all cancer patients receiving:

• chemotherapy
• hormone therapy
• immune therapy
• targeted therapy
• supportive care treatment

The program works to support safe, high-quality care for all Ontarians while they are within a cancer centre or at home.

Purpose

• Expand the quality and safety agenda to encompass all settings where cancer patients have symptoms or receive treatment
• Strengthen our models to support sustainability and care close to home
• Monitor the effectiveness and accessibility of our system

Program Initiatives

• Publish guidelines related to systemic treatment, e.g., Systemic Treatment Computerized Prescriber Order Entry guidelines
• Maintain and continue to enhance the Drug Formulary, which provides cancer drug information for patients and healthcare providers; the Drug Formulary generates over 13,000 document downloads each month and mobile app downloads in over 100 countries
• Identify, assess, implement and measure appropriate solutions to improve toxicity management for patients undergoing treatment
• Support patients on oral chemotherapy through patient education, monitoring and medication adherence initiatives
• Develop a sustainable funding model that supports high-quality practice
• Facilitate the safe prescribing initiative to make sure systemic treatment orders are done by Computerized Prescriber Order Entry or pre-printed orders

Get Involved

If you are a clinician interested in collaborating with the Systemic Treatment Program, email the Drug Formulary Team.