Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
Conditions
Brief summary
This study examines patient reported outcomes post radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy patient care in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. This study may help researchers learn about the symptoms that patients with oropharyngeal cancer have after completing radiation therapy.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To provide evidence of clinically relevant symptoms for integrating into a user-friendly, automated pathway for real-time tracking and management of symptoms during post radiation therapy (RT)/chemoradiation (CRT) for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). OUTLINE: Patients complete questionnaire over 10-20 minutes at baseline, 2 times every week during weeks 1-8 of radiation therapy, and at the end of the study.
Interventions
Review of medical records
Complete questionnaire
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who were seen for new patient evaluation at clinics and HNC centers at MD Anderson Cancer Center * Adult patients with OPC (\> 18 years old) who have been enrolled under PA14-0947
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scores of symptoms on the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) relevant to toxicities | From the end of radiation therapy (RT)/chemoradiotherapy (CRT) treatment to 2 months post-treatment | All symptom PRO items on MDASI-HN (MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Head and Neck (MDASI) would be rated by patients on 0 -10 of severity scale, with 0 being no symptom, and 10 being symptom as bas as imagine. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center