Radiation Adherence/Toxicity in Patients With Non-Ovarian Gynecological Cancers

Completed

Conditions studied: Non-ovarian Gynecological Cancers

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the Independent Activities of Daily Living (I-ADL) component of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and poor tolerance to radiation treatment in older and younger patients with non-ovarian gynecological cancers.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02003430
Run by: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
People needed: 15
Starts: 2013-09-01
Expected to finish: 2017-10-01
Last updated by the study team: 2018-01-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

≥Age 18 years (no upper age limit)
Diagnosis of cervical, vaginal, vulvar, or endometrial cancer with either pelvic radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy planned as part of standard treatment.
Consented for receipt of External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Ability to read English (required for CGA)
Curative treatment intent as defined by their radiation oncologist
Negative serum pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential

You may not qualify if…

< Age 18 years
Incurable cancer as defined by their radiation oncologist
Planned radiation for palliative intent only
Inability to complete the I-ADL section of the CGA
Prior radiation to areas targeted by radiotherapy within this study
Other active, invasive malignancy requiring active ongoing therapy during their radiotherapy with the exception of:
Localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Basal-cell carcinoma of the skin
Other malignancies requiring locally ablative therapy only

Where it is running

UNC Department of Radiation Oncology Clinic — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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