Systems and methods for providing dynamic, individualized digital therapeutics for cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship

• US 10,521,557 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2017
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vignet Incorporated (Vignet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Vignet Incorporated (Vignet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Jain, Praduman, Klein, Dave, Jain, Neeta, Cao, Yue
• Primary Examiner(s): Pauls, John A
• Application Number:
  US15/803,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20190243944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/08 Learning methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/027 Frames
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing dynamic, individualized digital therapeutics for cancer patients and cancer survivors.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server system configured to provide digital therapeutics administered through individualized application content determined based on interaction with a plurality of networked devices, wherein the server system is configured to generate the individualized application content using different combinations of programs from a plurality of digital therapeutics programs that each correspond to a different aspect of cancer treatment and cancer survivorship, each of the digital therapeutics programs having multiple predetermined program states, at least some of the different program states each specifying different levels of interaction or different levels of intensity of the corresponding digital therapeutics program when the digital therapeutics program is active for a user, each of the different program states having a different corresponding set of rules that control interaction of the digital therapeutics program with a user;

wherein the server system is configured to communicate with a first device, a second device, and a third device over a network to provide digital therapeutics interventions to a first user that is a cancer patient or a cancer survivor, wherein;

the first device has an interactive application configured to provide digital therapeutics for a cancer patient or cancer survivor in cooperation with the server system, the first device being associated with the first user;

the second device has an interactive application that is configured to initiate interactions with a user of the second device based on communications from the server system, wherein the user of the second device is a caregiver for the first user; and

the third device has an interactive application that is configured to initiate interactions with a user of the third device based on communications from the server system, wherein the user of the third device is a friend of family member of the first user; and

wherein the server system comprises one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the server system to perform operations comprising;

communicating individualized application content to the first device, the second device, and the third device, wherein the server system generates the individualized application content using the plurality of digital therapeutics programs that each correspond to a different aspect of cancer treatment and cancer survivorship, the server system being configured to generate the individualized application content using combinations of the digital therapeutics programs and user-specific sets of program states of the digital therapeutics programs for the first user;

automatically varying, by the server system, treatment of the first user by altering the user-specific set of program states of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs to assign an updated user-specific set of program states for the first user, wherein the server system enforces interdependence of the digital therapeutics programs by altering the program states for the first user for at least some of the digital therapeutics programs based on stored data indicating the program states of one or more of the other digital therapeutics programs for the first user;

generating, by the server system and for each of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs, second individualized application content for the first user by applying, for each of the active digital therapeutics programs, the set of rules corresponding to the updated program state for the digital therapeutics program;

distributing, by the server system and to the first device, the second individualized application content generated for the first user according to the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user; and

providing, by the server system, data to the second device and the third device that is generated based on the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user, wherein the provided data alters interactions of the interactive applications of the second device and the third device with their respective users.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein varying the user-specific set of program states comprises:

automatically enabling one or more digital therapeutics programs for the first user such that the server system initiates use of the enabled program to generate individualized application content for the first user;

or

automatically disabling one or more digital therapeutics programs for the first user such that the server system discontinues use of the enabled program to generate individualized application content for the first user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the program states correspond to different time periods representing sequential progression through a predetermined elements of the digital therapeutics programs.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, according to one or more of the digital therapeutics programs that are currently active for the first user, an attribute of the first user to be obtained; and

providing, to second device or the third device, data for an interactive interface for acquiring information indicative of the attribute of the first user;

wherein distributing the first individualized application content comprises distributing individualized application content for the first user that is based on input from the second device or the third device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein automatically varying the program states comprises automatically varying the program states according to sensor data generated by the first device, status information generated by computer systems of medical practitioners, and results of adaptive interactive forms customized for the first user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein automatically varying the program states comprises automatically varying the program states according to:

(i) at least one general data source providing one or more of weather data, points of interest data, or environmental data; and

(ii) at least one user-specific data source comprising data from;

a wireless wearable device of the first user,

a wirelessly connected medical device of the first user,

electronic health records for the first user,

prescription data for the first user,

genetic data for the first user,

social media data for the first user, or

mobile device data from a mobile device of the first user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the server system is configured to automatically vary the program states based on behavioral patterns of multiple cancer patients or cancer survivors, as identified by the server system based at least in part on sensor data acquired by client devices of the multiple cancer patients or cancer survivors.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

based on identifying a particular combination of digital therapeutics program states corresponding to a specific health outcome, defining, by the server system, a digital biomarker for the specific health outcome as the particular combination of digital therapeutic programs being concurrently active with particular program states set for the active programs;

identifying, by the server system and based on program state transitions of users that have previously exhibited the digital biomarker, combinations of digital therapeutics program states applied for the users that reduced symptoms of the users over the course of the program state transitions; and

determining, by the server system, that the first user exhibits the digital biomarker based on the user-specific set of program states for the first user indicating that the particular combination of digital therapeutic programs is currently active with the particular program states for the active programs;

wherein altering the user-specific set of program states of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs comprises assigning, by the server system and in response to determining that the first user exhibits the digital biomarker, updated user-specific set of program states for the first user to include one or more program states identified as reducing symptoms of the users identified as having the digital biomarker.

9. A method comprising:

communicating, by server system, individualized application content over a network to (i) a first device associated with a first user that is a cancer patient or cancer survivor, (ii) a second device associated with a caregiver of the first user, and (iii) a third device associated with a friend or family member of the first user,

wherein the server system generates the individualized application content using a plurality of digital therapeutics programs that each correspond to a different aspect of cancer treatment and cancer survivorship,

wherein each of the digital therapeutics programs have multiple predetermined program states, at least some of the different program states each specifying different levels of interaction or different levels of intensity of the corresponding digital therapeutics program when the digital therapeutics program is active for a user, each of the different program states having a different corresponding set of rules that control interaction of the digital therapeutics program with a user, and

wherein the server system is configured to generate the individualized application content using combinations of the digital therapeutics programs and user-specific sets of program states of the digital therapeutics programs for the first user;

automatically varying, by the server system, treatment of the first user by altering the user-specific set of program states of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs to assign an updated user-specific set of program states for the first user, wherein the server system enforces interdependence of the digital therapeutics programs by altering the program states for the first user for at least some of the digital therapeutics programs based on stored data indicating the program states of one or more of the other digital therapeutics programs for the first user;

generating, by the server system and for each of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs, second individualized application content for the first user by applying, for each of the active digital therapeutics programs, the set of rules corresponding to the updated program state for the digital therapeutics program;

distributing, by the server system and to the first device, the second individualized application content generated for the first user according to the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user; and

providing, by the server system, data to the second device and the third device that is generated based on the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user, wherein the provided data alters interactions of the second device and the third device with their respective users.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein varying the user-specific set of program states comprises:

automatically enabling one or more digital therapeutics programs for the first user such that the server system initiates use of the enabled program to generate individualized application content for the first user;

or

automatically disabling one or more digital therapeutics programs for the first user such that the server system discontinues use of the enabled program to generate individualized application content for the first user.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the program states correspond to different time periods representing sequential progression through a predetermined elements of the digital therapeutics programs.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein automatically varying the program states comprises automatically varying the program states according to sensor data generated by the first device, status information generated by computer systems of medical practitioners, and results of adaptive interactive forms customized for the first user.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein automatically varying the program states comprises automatically varying the program states according to:

(i) at least one general data source providing one or more of weather data, points of interest data, or environmental data; and

(ii) at least one user-specific data source comprising data from;

a wireless wearable device of the first user,

a wirelessly connected medical device of the first user,

electronic health records for the first user,

prescription data for the first user,

genetic data for the first user,

social media data for the first user, or

mobile device data from a mobile device of the first user.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising setting and storing, for the first user, user-specific target levels for measures corresponding to the digital therapeutics programs;

wherein automatically varying the program states comprises;

identifying trends in the measures for the first user; and

varying the program states based in part on the identified trends and the user-specific target levels for the first user.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing, by the server system, program status data indicating a set of multiple of the digital therapeutics programs that are active for the first user a particular time, the program status data also indicating a program state for each of the multiple digital therapeutics programs that are active at the particular time, the program state for each digital therapeutics program being selected from among the program states of the digital therapeutics program;

identifying, by the server system, a particular combination of digital therapeutics program states corresponding to a specific health outcome based on a determination that patients experiencing the particular combination of digital therapeutics program states are likely to experience the specific health outcome; and

based on identifying the particular combination of digital therapeutics program states corresponding to a specific health outcome, defining, by the server system, a digital biomarker for the specific health outcome as the particular combination of digital therapeutic programs being concurrently active with particular program states set for the active programs.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

identifying, by the server system, a group of users that have previously exhibited the digital biomarker by having the particular combination of digital therapeutic programs being concurrently active with the particular program states set for the active programs;

determining, by the server system, subsequent program state transitions of the users in the group after exhibiting the digital biomarker, wherein the program state transitions of the users are made based on a combination of factors including a user'"'"'s personal goals, measured health status, tracked behavior patterns, sensor data from one or more mobile devices, and user interactions with a computing device; and

identifying, by the server system and based on the program state transitions of the users in the group, combinations of digital therapeutics program states applied for the users in the group that reduced symptoms of the users over the course of the program state transitions.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining, by the server system, that the first user exhibits the digital biomarker based on the user-specific set of program states for the first user indicating that the particular combination of digital therapeutic programs is currently active with the particular program states for the active programs;

wherein altering the user-specific set of program states of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs comprises assigning, by the server system, updated user-specific set of program states for the first user in response to determining that the first user exhibits the digital biomarker and based on the program state transitions made for the users in the group after the users in the group exhibiting the digital biomarker; and

wherein the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user are updated to include one or more program states selected from the combinations of digital therapeutics program states identified as reducing symptoms of the users identified as having the digital biomarker.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second individualized application content causes the first device to record a measurement from one or more devices in communication with the first device.

19. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computers of a server system, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

communicating, by server system, individualized application content over a network to (i) a first device associated with a first user that is a cancer patient or cancer survivor, (ii) a second device associated with a caregiver of the first user, and (iii) a third device associated with a friend or family member of the first user,

wherein the server system generates the individualized application content using a plurality of digital therapeutics programs that each correspond to a different aspect of cancer treatment and cancer survivorship,

wherein each of the digital therapeutics programs have multiple predetermined program states, at least some of the different program states each specifying different levels of interaction or different levels of intensity of the corresponding digital therapeutics program when the digital therapeutics program is active for a user, each of the different program states having a different corresponding set of rules that control interaction of the digital therapeutics program with a user, and

wherein the server system is configured to generate the individualized application content using combinations of the digital therapeutics programs and user-specific sets of program states of the digital therapeutics programs for the first user;

automatically varying, by the server system, treatment of the first user by altering the user-specific set of program states of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs to assign an updated user-specific set of program states for the first user, wherein the server system enforces interdependence of the digital therapeutics programs by altering the program states for the first user for at least some of the digital therapeutics programs based on stored data indicating the program states of one or more of the other digital therapeutics programs for the first user;

generating, by the server system and for each of the plurality of digital therapeutics programs, second individualized application content for the first user by applying, for each of the active digital therapeutics programs, the set of rules corresponding to the updated program state for the digital therapeutics program;

distributing, by the server system and to the first device, the second individualized application content generated for the first user according to the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user; and

providing, by the server system, data to the second device and the third device that is generated based on the updated user-specific set of program states for the first user, wherein the provided data alters interactions of the second device and the third device with their respective users.