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 Sort descending | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methylphenidate and Exercise in Reducing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Prostate Cancer | Exercise Intervention, Methylphenidate, Placebo, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration, Stretching | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Active, not recruiting |
| Treating Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Trastuzumab Treatment With Carvedilol to Reduce Incidence of Heart Failure | Carvedilol | Mayo Clinic | Active, not recruiting |
| A Collaborative Intervention for Improving Cancer Pain Management in Cancer Survivors (ASCENT) | Best Practice, Cancer Pain Management, Educational Intervention, Electronic Health Record Review, Health Telemonitoring, Questionnaire Administration | Mayo Clinic | Recruiting |
| Meaning-Centered Counseling for Chinese Patients Who Are Being Treated for Advanced Cancer | Adaptation of IMCP for Chinese Immigrant Cancer Patients, In-depth Patient Interviews, Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Chinese (IMCP-Ch) (For Phase 3 and Phase 4) | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Active, not recruiting |
| Mosaic Trial for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients | Enhanced Usual Care (Control) Website, Intervention website | Northwestern University | Recruiting |
| Testing if High Dose Radiation Only to the Sites of Brain Cancer Compared to Whole Brain Radiation That Avoids the Hippocampus is Better at Preventing Loss of Memory and Thinking Ability | Biospecimen Collection, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Memantine Hydrochloride, Neurocognitive Assessment, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Survey Administration, Whole-Brain Radiotherapy | NRG Oncology | 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 |
| Cognitive Training for Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors | Arm 1: Computerized Cognitive Training-Global Stimulation Games, Arm 2: Computerized Cognitive Training-Neuroplasticity Games | NRG Oncology | Recruiting |
| Comparing Telephone Symptom Monitoring Interventions for Managing Symptoms and Psychological Distress During Oral Anti-Cancer Treatment | Counseling, Health Education, Interview, Medical Chart Review, Monitoring, Questionnaire Administration | NRG Oncology | Recruiting |
| Testing the Addition of the Drug BMX-001, a Radioprotector, or a Placebo to the Usual Chemoradiation Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer | Best Practice, Biospecimen Collection, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MnSOD Mimetic BMX-001, Placebo Administration, Questionnaire Administration | NRG 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