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 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Trial for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients | Enhanced Usual Care (Control) Website, Intervention website | Northwestern University | Recruiting |
| Myopenia and Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults With Colorectal Cancer | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Recruiting | |
| Neuropsychological and Behavioral Testing in Younger Patients With Cancer | Cognitive Assessment, Quality-of-Life Assessment | Children's Oncology Group | Active, not recruiting |
| New Assessment System in Measuring Symptom Distress in Cancer Patients | Interview, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Recruiting |
| Nutrition Therapy in Improving Immune System in Patients With Bladder Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery | Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Nutritional Intervention, Placebo Administration, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | SWOG Cancer Research Network | Active, not recruiting |
| Olanzapine Versus Megestrol Acetate for the Treatment of Loss of Appetite Among Advanced Cancer Patients | Megestrol Acetate, Olanzapine, Questionnaire Administration | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology | Recruiting |
| Pathways, a Hope Intervention to Support Personal Goal Pursuit, Mental Health, and Quality of Life During Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment | Enhanced Usual Care, Pathways | Laurie McLouth | 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 |
| Prevention of Frailty With Fisetin and Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors | Biospecimen Collection, Educational Intervention, Exercise Intervention, Fisetin, Physical Performance Testing, Placebo Administration, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center | Recruiting |
| Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Using Text-Based Program | Health Promotion and Education, Informational Intervention, Questionnaire Administration, Smoking Cessation Intervention | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology | Recruiting |
News and Events
Exploring Chemoprevention Strategies for Bladder Cancer Interception
Date Posted: July 29, 2024
CD8+ T Cell Clonal Dynamics in Response to ICB Therapy in Surgically Resectable (Sx) NSCLC
Date Posted: April 5, 2024
Fatigue in Pediatric Cancer Populations
Date Posted: March 26, 2024