The Supportive Care and Symptom Management program supports studies on the prevention or treatment of acute and chronic symptoms and morbidities related to cancer and its treatment. This includes the impact on the quality of life of patients and their informal caregivers. The program also supports studies of patients and their caregivers at the end of life.
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About Supportive Care and Symptom Management
The program supports research in three areas: prevention or treatment of acute or chronic symptoms and morbidities related to cancer, its treatment and caregiving (symptom management research); effects on quality of life from cancer, its treatment and caregiving (quality of life research); and end-of-life psychosocial issues, caregiving and treatment strategies (end-of-life research).
Through the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), clinical trials are underway to evaluate therapies to prevent or ameliorate a broad range of symptoms and/or toxicities associated with cancer its treatment and caregiving. Other studies funded separately are investigating a range of treatment effects on health-related quality of life and a variety of influences on the end-of-life cancer experience.
Topic Areas include: Anorexia, Cachexia, Cardiotoxicity, Caregiver Issues, Cognitive Dysfunction, Distress/Anxiety/Depression, End of Life, Fatigue, Geriatrics, Hot Flashes, Lymphedema, Medication Adherence, Mucositis, Multiple Symptoms, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Nausea, Neuropathy, Nutrition, Oral Complications, Other Supportive Care Issues, Pain, Palliative Care, Pediatrics/Adolescents/Young Adult, Physical Functioning, Quality of Life, Skin Toxicities, Sleep Disorders, and Urinary Complications.
Selected Topics
- HEAL Initiative
- Patient Resources on Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
- Patient Resources on Coping with Cancer
Resources
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Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science Webinar SeriesThis series is aimed at bringing together interdisciplinary researchers in cancer symptom science to share their expertise and further discussions in the field.
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DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar SeriesThis seminar series highlights nominated early career scientists who are advancing research within the areas supported by DCP.
Funding Opportunities
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Grantee Details
Clinical Trials
| Title | Intervention | Sponsor Sort descending | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer and Blood Pressure Management, CARISMA Study | Best Practice, Blood Pressure Measurement, Clinical Management, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group | Active, not recruiting |
| Evaluating the Impact of Social and Genetic Factors on Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors | Biospecimen Collection, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group | Recruiting |
| Mobile Health for Adherence in Breast Cancer Patients | Electronic Health Record Review, Health Promotion and Education, Health Telemonitoring, Interview, Patient Navigation, Survey Administration, Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention | ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group | Recruiting |
| Cost Communication and Financial Navigation in Cancer Patients (COSTCOM) | Best Practice, Financial Navigation, Interview, Survey Administration | ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group | Recruiting |
| Pregnancy Outcome and Safety of Interrupting Therapy for Women With Endocrine Responsive Breast Cancer | Endocrine therapy interruption | ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation | Active, not recruiting |
| Communication About Sexual Health in Gynecologic Cancer | Sexual Health Resources, Starting the Conversation | Fox Chase Cancer Center | Recruiting |
| IVIG for Infection Prevention After CAR-T-Cell Therapy | Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells Preparation, Biospecimen Collection, Electronic Health Record Review, Immune Globulin Infusion (Human), 10% Solution, Saline, Survey Administration | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Recruiting |
| A Pilot Unrestricted Payment Program for Early-stage Cancer Patients: the PAYMENT Trial | Electronic Health Record Review, Interview, Support, Survey Administration | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Not yet recruiting |
| Studying the Physical Function and Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients With Stage I Cervical Cancer | Conization, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery, Therapeutic Lymphadenectomy | GOG Foundation | Active, not recruiting |
| The MIND-BC Study: MIND Diet for Breast Cancer Cognition | MIND Diet, Usual Diet | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Recruiting |
News and Events
Linking the Macroenvironment and Microenvironment to Study Breast Cancer Etiology and Progression
Date Posted: March 17, 2025
Engineering Orthogonal Breath Biomarkers for Multiplexed Cancer Diagnostics
Date Posted: February 25, 2025
Prevention and Screening Drive Drop in Cancer Deaths
Date Posted: January 14, 2025
Meet the 2025 Cohort of the DCP Early Career Scientists
Date Posted: November 26, 2024
Day 2: NCI Cancer Integrative Medicine Grantee Conference (Virtual)
Date Posted: November 21, 2024