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Perception of Cure Among Patients With Metastatic Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sumanta K Pal
Research Sponsored by City of Hope Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 2 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This study collects information about perception of cure among patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). This study aims to determine patients' perception (knowledge) before starting immunotherapy and if differences exist in understanding of treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the body's immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease (immunotherapy) based on social and economic factors or on race/ethnicity.

Eligible Conditions
  • Blood Cancers
  • Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G)
Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
Percentage of patients
+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Observational (survey, medical records review)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients complete surveys over 30 minutes about sociodemographic information and perception of immunotherapy, over 10 minutes about expectations of cure, over 10 minutes about anxiety, over 10 minutes about depression, and over 30 minutes about physical well-being. Patients' medical records are reviewed.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

City of Hope Medical CenterLead Sponsor
602 Previous Clinical Trials
1,923,447 Total Patients Enrolled
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,938 Previous Clinical Trials
41,023,237 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Blood Cancers
112 Patients Enrolled for Blood Cancers
Sumanta K PalPrincipal InvestigatorCity of Hope Medical Center
9 Previous Clinical Trials
353 Total Patients Enrolled
~0 spots leftby Dec 2025