Structural Imaging and Cognitive Functions in Adult Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Treated With Chemotherapy Alone or in Combination With Radiotherapy



Status:Completed
Conditions:Cancer, Blood Cancer, Blood Cancer, Blood Cancer, Blood Cancer, Lymphoma
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 70
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:January 2007
End Date:December 2015

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The purpose of this study is to learn about possible changes in brain anatomy and in
thinking abilities, such as memory skills, in patients with cancer who receive treatment
with chemotherapy alone or in combination with total body radiation before undergoing stem
cell transplantation.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),
acute undifferentiated or biphenotypic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS),
Hodgkin's lymphoma, (HL) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), and in complete remission
at the time of enrollment

- Are scheduled to undergo conditioning treatment with (1) total body radiation (TBI)
and chemotherapy or (2) chemotherapy alone prior to receiving a myeloablative
allogeneic HSCT

- Between 18 and 70 years of age.

- Are English speaking.

- Have capacity to give consent.

Healthy Control Inclusion Criteria:

- Have no diagnosis of cancer except basal cell carcinoma

- Between 18 and 70 years of age.

- Are English speaking.

- Have capacity to give consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with signs and/or symptoms of central nervous system disease as determined
by their physician or by a brain MRI, either at the time of enrollment or during the
study period.

- With disease progression at the time of enrollment or during the study period

- With self-reported Axis I psychiatric disorder (DSM-IV), major affective disorder
(untreated), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

- With a history of a neurological disorder, neurodegenerative disease, or traumatic
brain injury with loss of consciousness

- With standard contraindications to MRI examinations

Healthy Control Exclusion Criteria:

- Exposure to chemotherapy or radiation therapy for any medical condition

- With self-reported Axis I psychiatric disorder (DSM-IV), major affective disorder
(untreated), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

- With a history of neurological disorders, neurodegenerative disease, or traumatic
brain injury with loss of consciousness

- With standard contraindications to MRI examinations
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