Neurocognitive Functioning in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer Receiving Treatment at Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic
RATIONALE: Gathering information about how often problems with neurocognitive functioning occur in patients with newly diagnosed upper aerodigestive tract cancers may help doctors learn more about the disease. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying neurocognitive functioning in patients with newly diagnosed upper aerodigestive tract cancers receiving treatment at Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic.
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Checked against the public recordLast updated Apr 7, 2017 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
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Observational
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Study sponsor
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Not specified
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Interventions being studied
- Other: Assessment of therapy complications; Other: Neurocognitive assessment; Other: Quality-of-life assessment
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- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Newly diagnosed solid tumors of the upper aerodigestive system, including cancers of the head and neck, esophagus, or lung
- Receiving treatment at the Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- No known brain metastasis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Able to hear, speak, and understand English
- No prior diagnosis of other cancer except basal cell carcinoma PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- No treatment plans including prophylactic cranial irradiation
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool SpringsNashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at FranklinNashville, Tennessee
- MBCCOP - Meharry Medical College - NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, Tennessee
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