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.
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Clinical Trials
| Title | Intervention | Sponsor | Status Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity Risk Prediction in Solid Tumors | Biospecimen Collection, Questionnaire Administration | SWOG Cancer Research Network | Recruiting |
| Geriatric Evaluation and Management With Survivorship Health Education for Older Survivors of Cancer, GEM-S Trial | Best Practice, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Educational Intervention, Exercise Intervention, Questionnaire Administration, Tailored Intervention | University of Rochester | Recruiting |
| Comparing Brief Behavioral Therapy (BBT-CI) and Healthy Eating Education Learning (HEAL) for Cancer-Related Sleep Problems While Receiving Cancer Treatment | Behavioral Intervention, Electronic Health Record Review, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | University of Rochester NCORP Research Base | Recruiting |
| Effects of Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride on Biomarkers Associated With Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure After Cancer Treatment | Assessment of Therapy Complications, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | Children's Oncology Group | Recruiting |
| Impact of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping on Patient Reported Lower Extremity Limb Dysfunction in Stage I Endometrial Cancer | Biospecimen Collection, Diagnostic Imaging Testing, Excisional Biopsy, Indocyanine Green Solution, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pelvic Lymphadenectomy, Questionnaire Administration, Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping | NRG Oncology | Recruiting |
| S1501 Dual Observational and Randomized Cohort Study of Patients With Metastatic HER-2+ Breast Cancer at Risk of Cardiac Toxicity | Carvedilol, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Patient Observation | SWOG Cancer Research Network | Recruiting |
| Comparing Single vs Multiple Dose Radiation for Cancer Patients With Brain Metastasis and Receiving Immunotherapy | fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS), single fraction stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Recruiting |
| Comparing Cooling and/or Compression Approaches of Limbs for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy | Biospecimen Collection, Cryocompression Therapy, Pneumatic Compression Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | SWOG Cancer Research Network | Recruiting |
| A Study of the Drug Letermovir as Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection After Stem Cell Transplant in Pediatric Patients | Biospecimen Collection, Letermovir | Children's Oncology Group | Recruiting |
| Studying the Effect of Levocarnitine in Protecting the Liver From Chemotherapy for Leukemia or Lymphoma | Biospecimen Collection, Calaspargase Pegol, Levocarnitine, Pegaspargase, Quality-of-Life Assessment | Children's Oncology Group | Recruiting |
News and Events
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