NCT00422500

Brief Summary

Primary Objectives:

  • To compare the severity of symptoms, their impact on affective and health-related functional status, and symptom interference among patients with advanced-stage lung cancer following initiation of chemotherapy by disease status, tumor response to chemotherapy, and adequacy of symptom management.
  • To examine the relationship of disease-related and treatment-related physical symptoms to affective impairment and the patient's reported symptom interference and functional impairment.
  • To compare symptom severity, adequacy of symptom management, and interference with affective status and health-related function by patient's minority status.
  • To explore the serum level of inflammatory cytokines during chemotherapy among lung cancer patients.
  • To measure DNA repair capacity (DRC) in lymphocyte cultures of all patients enrolled in the protocol at baseline (before treatment) and during each follow-up blood draw. The hypothesis is that patients with suboptimal DRC will do better with chemotherapy than patients with efficient DRC.
  • To extract DNA and genotype for polymorphisms in genes involved in the nucleotide excision repair pathway and in those involved in response to pain (opioid receptors, dopamine receptors, COMT). We hypothesize that:
  • Polymorphisms in NER genes that modulate DNA repair capacity will also effect response to chemotherapy and to outcome.
  • Cytokine gene polymorphisms account for variations in symptom outcomes (specific symptoms and symptom clusters) before, during and after chemotherapy.
  • The COMT val/met polymorphism affects the metabolism of catecholamines on the modulation of response to sustained pain.
  • Dopamine receptor polymorphisms that result in decreased density of dopamine receptors will result in a deficit in the dopamine pathway. that will also affect response to pain.
  • To evaluate neurocognitive function to determine the prevalence, severity, and pattern of cognitive symptoms.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
204

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2003

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2003

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 12, 2007

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 17, 2007

Completed
3.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

August 2, 2012

Status Verified

August 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

7.1 years

First QC Date

January 12, 2007

Last Update Submit

August 1, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Lung CancerAdvanced Lung CancerChemotherapy SymptomsDisease-Related SymptomsTreatment-Related SymptomsSymptom ManagementQuestionnaireTelephone Interactive SystemIVR Telephone SystemDNA Repair CapacityDRCCognitive Symptoms

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Longitudinal Data on Symptom Patterns + Severity

    IVR telephone system to collect longitudinal data on symptom patterns and severity using patient tumor response evaluation after 2-3 cycles chemotherapy and total weekly IVR assessment period at 18 weeks.

    Total weekly IVR assessment period 18 weeks, generally include 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 2-3 assessments of response to chemotherapy.

Study Arms (1)

Chemotherapy Symptoms

Study participants with advanced-stage lung cancer.

Behavioral: QuestionnaireBehavioral: Telephone Interactive SystemOther: Blood Samples

Interventions

QuestionnaireBEHAVIORAL

Surveys about symptoms, mood, and quality of life.

Chemotherapy Symptoms

Automated telephone system call once a week during therapy, rating of severity of symptoms and daily life interference done with numeric key pad. Post therapy is complete, a call every two weeks for up to six months.

Also known as: IVR Telephone System
Chemotherapy Symptoms

For participating patients, 3 additional tablespoons of blood drawn at the beginning of each chemotherapy treatment (before treatment starts) and at the beginning of each cycle of treatment.

Chemotherapy Symptoms

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Study participants with advanced-stage lung cancer and disease- or treatment-related symptoms.

You may qualify if:

  • Is an adult \> 18 years of age
  • Is diagnosed with Stage III or IV Lung cancer
  • Is scheduled for a new chemotherapy regimen. Patients who have received prior chemotherapy are eligible.
  • Is English- or Spanish-speaking
  • Currently lives in the United States

You may not qualify if:

  • Does not have access to telephones
  • Is unable to use the telephone interactive system
  • Has a current diagnosis of psychosis or dementia

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77026, United States

Location

Ben Taub General Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

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Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

Study participants enrolled at M. D. Anderson will have additional serum drawn for cytokine analysis and DNA repair capacity. This blood will be drawn at the routine blood draws before treatment begins, and at the beginning of each treatment cycle.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung NeoplasmsNeurobehavioral Manifestations

Interventions

Surveys and QuestionnairesBlood Specimen Collection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data CollectionEpidemiologic MethodsInvestigative TechniquesHealth Care Evaluation MechanismsQuality of Health CareHealth Care Quality, Access, and EvaluationPublic HealthEnvironment and Public HealthSpecimen HandlingClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisPuncturesSurgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

  • Xin Shelley Wang, MD

    M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2007

First Posted

January 17, 2007

Study Start

November 1, 2003

Primary Completion

December 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

August 2, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-08

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