GOKARN, ANANTJOSHI, AMITWADASADAWALA, TABASSUMGULIA, SEEMAWAKLE, SWAPNILSINGH, ANUJTILODA, APOORVASINGH, ABHISHEKCHAKRABORTY, DEBANJANSUBRAMANI, VIGNESHBAJAJ, POOJACHINTALA, SRAVAN KUMARPATHAK, BHAGYASHREESIMHA, VIJAISOOD, SAHILKALRA, BABUSHABHANDARI, MANASIAVONU, SALE, ELAMARTHY, PRAHALADDAS, SHASANKADASH, RABI SHANKARJANSARI, JAYSHREESEHRA, NISHTHAVISPUTE, TEJASTHAKUR, JAGRUTIGAWADE, LAXMANVEMURI, CHANDANANEKKANTI, SIDDHARTHABANSOD, YOGESHCHAUHAN, LOVEDEEPCHHATRALA, RENISHGURUKEERTHI, BSHANKAR, RAVINARAYANAN, RPREETI, VSHETTY, PREETHIDIKSHIT, RAJESHKHATTRY, NAVINGUPTA, SUDEEPGOEL, NISHUBADWE, RAJENDRA A.2023-06-272023-06-272022-06GOKARN ANANT, JOSHI AMIT, WADASADAWALA TABASSUM, GULIA SEEMA, WAKLE SWAPNIL, SINGH ANUJ, TILODA APOORVA, SINGH ABHISHEK, CHAKRABORTY DEBANJAN, SUBRAMANI VIGNESH, BAJAJ POOJA, CHINTALA SRAVAN KUMAR, PATHAK BHAGYASHREE, SIMHA VIJAI, SOOD SAHIL, KALRA BABUSHA, BHANDARI MANASI, AVONU SALE, ELAMARTHY PRAHALAD, DAS SHASANKA, DASH RABI SHANKAR, JANSARI JAYSHREE, SEHRA NISHTHA, VISPUTE TEJAS, THAKUR JAGRUTI, GAWADE LAXMAN, VEMURI CHANDANA, NEKKANTI SIDDHARTHA, BANSOD YOGESH, CHAUHAN LOVEDEEP, CHHATRALA RENISH, GURUKEERTHI B, SHANKAR RAVI, NARAYANAN R, PREETI V, SHETTY PREETHI, DIKSHIT RAJESH, KHATTRY NAVIN, GUPTA SUDEEP, GOEL NISHU, BADWE RAJENDRA A.. Cancer care continuum at a tertiary care centre in India during the Covid-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown: Healthcare delivery through telemedicine. The National Medical Journal of India. 2022 Jun; 35(3): 142-1460970-258X2583-150Xhttp://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218196BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown in India caused disruptions in cancer treatment due to the restriction on movement of patients. We aimed to maintain continuity in cancer treatment during the lockdown through teleconsultations. We tried to reach out to our patients using telephonic consultations by establishing a Teleconsult Centre facility run by a team of doctors and patient navigators. METHODS We telephonically contacted all patients who had outpatient appointments from 23 March to 30 April 2020 at our centre through the Teleconsult Centre to understand their current circumstances, feasibility of follow-up, local resources and offered best possible alternatives to continue cancer treatment, if required. RESULTS Of the 2686 patients scheduled for follow-up during this period, we could contact 1783 patients in 9 working days. Through teleconsultations, we could defer follow-ups of 1034 patients (57.99%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 55.6%–60.3%), thus reducing the need for patients to travel to the hospital. Change in systemic therapy was made in 75 patients (4.2%, 95% CI 3.3%–5.2%) as per the requirements and available resources. Symptoms suggestive of disease progression were picked up in 12 patients (0.67%, 95% CI 0.35%–1.17%), who were advised to meet local physicians. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that the majority of patients on follow-up can be managed with teleconsultation in times of crisis. Teleconsultation has the potential of being one of the standard methods of patient follow-up even during periods of normalcy.Journal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaTata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India