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Supportive Care and Symptom Management Projects

Projects and Investigators - Completed Projects


Alopecia

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Voellmy, Richard W.
University of Miami - Medical
Prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Hair Loss R01 CA093489

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Cachexia

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Jatoi, Aminah
Mayo Clinic Coll of Medicine
Creatin: Is it a Body Builder for Cancer Patients? R21 CA098477

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Cognitive Dysfunction

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Moore, Ida
University of Arizona
Math Intervention for Children with Leukemia R01 NR04905

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Constipation

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Yuan, Chun-Su
University of Chicago
Improving of Care by Reversal of Opioid Constipation R01 CA79042

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Distress/Anxiety/Depression

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Birney, Amlia
Healthmark Multimedia, LLC
Tools To Make Cancer Caregiving Manageable R43CA096173
Breitbart, William
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Depression, Cytokines, and Pancreatic Cancer R21 CA101767
Cohen, Lorenzo
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Computer Aided Stress Reduction, Mental Health and Cancer R21 MH62031
Cohen, Lorenzo
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pre-surgical Stress Reduction Mental Health & Cancer R01 MH59432
Compas, Bruce
University of Vermont
Comparison of Psychosocial Intervention in Breast Cancer R01CA067936
Ewing, Linda J.
University of Pittsburgh
Family-based Stress Management for Childhood Cancer R21 104255
Ganz, Patricia A.
University of California Los Angeles
Breast Cancer Preparing for Survivorship R01 CA63028
Given, Barbara A.
Michigan State University
Family Home Care for Cancer: A Community Based Model R01CA079280
Gotay, Carolyn C.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
A Pilot Writing Program for Multiethnic Breast Cancer R21 CA097372
Phipps, Sean
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant R29 CA60616
Porter, Laura
Duke University
Partner-Assisted Emotional Disclosure for GI Cancer R01 CA100734

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End of Life

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Anderson, Karen O.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Symptoms of Transplant Patients Near the End of Life R01 CA85228
Kayser, Jeanie Jones
University of California San Francisco
An Ethnography of Dying in a Long Term Care Facility R01 AG15806
Nelson, Kristine A.
Medical University of South Carolina
Music Therapy for Cancer Patients at the End of Life R21 CA96516
Sherman, Deborah W.
New York University
Interventions and Quality of Life in Cancer and AIDS R21 CA085227
Teno, Joan M.
Brown University
Cancer Assessments and Reports of End of Life Treatment R01 CA097358

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Fatigue

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Balk, Judith L.
Magee-Women's Health Corporation
A Pilot Study of Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Fatigue R21 CA098659
Barsevick, Andrea M
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Energy Conservation and Cancer Treatment Related Fatigue R01 NR04573
Dodd, Marylin J
University of California San Francisco
Exercise: An Intervention for Fatigue in Cancer Patients R01 CA83316
Mock, Victoria
Johns Hopkins University
Mitigating Cancer Treatment Related Fatigue by Exercise R01 NR04991
Roth, Andrew
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Psychostimulants for Fatigue in Ambulatory Men with Prostate Cancer R01 CA85229

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Hot Flashes

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Cassileth, Barrie
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Cancer Patients R21 CA98565

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Multiple Symptoms

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Keefe, Francis J.
Duke University
Caregiver Coping Skills Training for Lung Cancer R01 CA091947
Miaskowski, Christine
University of California San Francisco
Fatigue, Pain, and Sleep Problems During Radiation R01 NR004835
Mooney, Kathleen H.
University of Utah
Telephone-Linked Care For Cancer Symptom Management CA120558
Nail, Lillian M.
Oregon Health & Science University
Identifying Symptom Clusters in People with Cancer R01 CA107374
Phillips, Russell S.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Massage for Hospitalized Patients with Metastatic Cancer R21 CA098487
Taylor, Ann G.
University of Virginia Charlottesville
Massage to Enhance Quality of Life in Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Patients R21 CA100627

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Nausea

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Dibble, Suanne L
University of California San Francisco
Treating Chemotherapy Induced Nausea with Accupressure R01 CA84014

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Pain

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Cassileth, Barrie
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
Massage for Treatment of Pain in Advanced Cancer R21 CA096518
Chapman, C. Richard
University of Utah
Pain and the Defense Response R01 CA074249
Coda, Barbara A
University of Washington
Gender Differences Opioid Analgesia and Side Effects R01 CA83403
Dougherty, Patrick M.
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Mechanisms of Cancer Therapy Induced Pain R21 CA109624
Painter, Ian
Talaria, Inc.
A Device to Enhance TENS Analgesic Effectiveness R43 CA099305
Wilkie, Diana J
University of Washington
Computerized Pain Report & Nursing Pain Consult Protocol R01 CA62477

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Quality of Life

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Pickard, Alan S
University of Illinois at Chicago
Proxy Perspective on Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer R01 CA108395
Perna, Frank M.
Boston University Medical Campus
Exercise Effects on Mental and Physical Health in Breast Cancer R01 CA78801
Troxel, Andrea B.
Columbia University Health Sciences
Clinical Trials with Quality of Life and Compliance Data R01 CA79470

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Other Supportive Care Issues

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Lewis, Francis M
University of Washington
Helping the Mother with Breast Cancer Support Her Child R01 CA7824
Mishel, Merle H.
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Decision Making Under Uncertainty in Prostate Cancer R01 NR008144
Raich, Peter C.
AMC Cancer Research Center
Innovative Breast Cancer Case Management for the Underserved R21 CA114477

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Projects Funded Under RFA 05-013: Reducing Barriers to the Delivery of Symptom Management and Palliative Care

Principal Investigator Title of Grant Grant Number
Graham-Pole, John R.
University of Florida
Symptom Assessment after Stem Cell Transplant R21 CA115982

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