Assessing Benefits and Harms of Cannabis/Cannabinoid Use Among Cancer Patients Treated in Community Oncology Clinics
This is a multi-site clinical study enrolling 2000 newly diagnosed patients with breast, colorectal, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or non-small cell lung cancer, who are planning to receive one or more systemic cancer directed therapies with chemotherapy and/or (immune checkpoint inhibitors) ICIs.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Mar 17, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Not specified
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Interventions being studied
- Other: Non-interventional Study
How this study is categorized
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Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older with one of the following newly diagnosed cancers: breast cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or non-small cell lung cancer (e.g. adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, adenosquamous cell carcinoma, and not otherwise specified). * Planned treatment with systemic chemotherapy (single or multi-agent, includes targeted therapy) and/or immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (targeting PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4). If unable to engage participant before treatment starts, enrollment is allowed up to the start of Cycle 2 treatment. * Participants must be able to comprehend English or Spanish (for survey completion). * Participants must have a working email address and be must be willing to complete surveys online. This can be completed at home, in the clinic or other location. * Completion of the confidential Self-Reported Screening Survey and receipt of a screening result - eligible for enrollment. * Participant must reside in the United States, officially determined per patient report on Self-reported Screening Survey * In the treating provider's opinion, the participant should have a life expectancy of \>=6 months. Participants in hospice are not eligible. Optional Sub-study (available at select sites only): * Must be willing to participate in both the main study and the sub-study at the Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center (WF CCC) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). * Must be receiving treatment at the WF CCC and VCU. * Must be diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer. * Must be planning to receive paclitaxel as part of their chemotherapy in conjunction with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICIs) PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in an interventional supportive treatment trial to manage cancer symptoms. * Participants with known pregnancy. * Participant received systemic therapy treatment for prior cancer(s) including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormonal therapy. * Participants enrolled in hospice. Optional Substudy (available at select sites only): * Participants with chronic or ongoing steroid or immunomodulatory agents (i.e., prednisone, dexamethasone, etanercept, infliximab, etc.). The use of glucocorticoids as pre-medications for chemotherapy treatment is allowed. * Participants with a history of HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, Alaska
- Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman, Arizona
- Cancer Center at Saint Joseph'sPhoenix, Arizona
- Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas
- NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - JonesboroJonesboro, Arkansas
- Kaiser Permanente-Deer Valley Medical CenterAntioch, California
- Mission Hope Medical Oncology - Arroyo GrandeArroyo Grande, California
- PCR OncologyArroyo Grande, California
- Mercy Cancer Center - CarmichaelCarmichael, California
- Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, California
- Kaiser Permanente DublinDublin, California
- Mercy Cancer Center - Elk GroveElk Grove, California
Source and freshness
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