Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer or Colon Cancer
| Status: | Terminated |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Cancer, Cognitive Studies, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 65 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | March 2008 |
| End Date: | September 2011 |
The Vulnerable Elders Survey Study of Older Cancer Patients
RATIONALE: Learning about changes over time in older patients' ability to function after
receiving chemotherapy for breast or colon cancer may help doctors learn about the long-term
effects of treatment and plan the best treatment.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying older patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer
or colon cancer.
receiving chemotherapy for breast or colon cancer may help doctors learn about the long-term
effects of treatment and plan the best treatment.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying older patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer
or colon cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the correlation between the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and the battery
of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment tools among breast and colon cancer patients, 65
years and older, in an outpatient setting.
- Assess and compare the abilities of the VES-13 and the battery of Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment tools to predict chemotherapy adherence among these patients.
- Examine the validity of the VES-13 screening tool to identify increased risk of death
from all causes at one year after initial VES-13 screening in these patients.
- Examine the validity of the VES-13 screening tool to identify increased risk of
functional decline at one year after initial VES-13 screening in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients complete the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and a Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment at baseline and 12 months later. Variables collected include
sociodemographics; cognitive, nutritional, psychosocial, and emotional status; tumor
characteristics; therapy; and mortality.
Patients are followed for 1 year for chemotherapy adherence and survival.
- Determine the correlation between the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and the battery
of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment tools among breast and colon cancer patients, 65
years and older, in an outpatient setting.
- Assess and compare the abilities of the VES-13 and the battery of Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment tools to predict chemotherapy adherence among these patients.
- Examine the validity of the VES-13 screening tool to identify increased risk of death
from all causes at one year after initial VES-13 screening in these patients.
- Examine the validity of the VES-13 screening tool to identify increased risk of
functional decline at one year after initial VES-13 screening in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients complete the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and a Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment at baseline and 12 months later. Variables collected include
sociodemographics; cognitive, nutritional, psychosocial, and emotional status; tumor
characteristics; therapy; and mortality.
Patients are followed for 1 year for chemotherapy adherence and survival.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed breast or colon cancer
- Newly diagnosed disease
- Any stage disease
- Undergoing treatment at the Ireland Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical
Center Site
- Scheduled to start a new chemotherapy regimen (objective II only)
- Not concurrently enrolled in a GEM trial (objectives II, III, and IV)
- Hormone receptor status not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Understands English
- Menopausal status not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Diseases Characteristics
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