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Outpatient Health Care Program for Older Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer or Colon Cancer

NCT00873600 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2015-03-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Gathering health information from older patients undergoing chemotherapy may help doctors plan better treatment and improve the quality of life for these patients.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well an outpatient health care program works for older patients receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed breast cancer or colon cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

chemotherapy

OTHER

medical chart review

OTHER

questionnaire administration

PROCEDURE

adjuvant therapy

PROCEDURE

assessment of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

cognitive assessment

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cynthia Owusu, MD, MSC · Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31

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