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Assessment of Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer and Lymphoma Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Lymphoma
Registration Number
NCT01382082
Lead Sponsor
University of Rochester NCORP Research Base
Brief Summary

Cognitive impairments in cancer patients represent an important clinical problem. Studies to date estimating prevalence of difficulties in memory, executive function, and attention deficits have been limited by small sample sizes and many have lacked healthy control groups. More information is needed on promising biomarkers and allelic variants that may help to determine the etiology of impairment, identify those most vulnerable to impairment, and develop interventions for these difficulties.

This is a longitudinal observational study of cognitive function in breast cancer and lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy to better understand the prevalence of cognitive difficulties (i.e., problems with memory, executive function, and attention) in these populations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1432
Inclusion Criteria

Subjects Receiving Chemotherapy:

  • Have a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer (stage I-IIIC) or intermediate or high-grade* lymphoma (*defined by the treating physician)
  • Be scheduled to begin a course of chemotherapy
  • Oral chemotherapy is acceptable
  • Previous or concurrent treatment with hormones or biological response modifiers is acceptable. (Subjects receiving biological response modifiers only are not eligible).
  • Be chemotherapy naïve
  • Life expectancy greater than 10 months
  • Be able to speak and read English
  • Give written informed consent

Inclusion Criteria, Controls:

  • Must be the same gender as the subject receiving chemotherapy
  • Must be within 5 years of the age of the subject receiving chemotherapy
  • Life expectancy greater than 10 months
  • Be able to speak and read English
  • Give written informed consent
  • Must be willing to participate in the study for the entire period

Inclusion Criteria, Long-Term Followup Study:

  • Must be a subject who had breast cancer, or control who was paired with that subject with breast cancer, who provided CANTAB data at any time-point during assessments 1 through 3.
Exclusion Criteria

Subjects Receiving Chemotherapy:

  • Must not be currently hospitalized or have been hospitalized within the last year for a psychiatric illness
  • Must not be diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease
  • Must not have primary central nervous system (CNS) disease
  • Must not have received chemotherapy in the past
  • Must not be scheduled to receive concurrent radiation treatment
  • Must not have metastatic disease (subjects with breast cancer)
  • Must not be pregnant
  • Must not be colorblind

Exclusion Criteria, Controls:

  • Must not be currently hospitalized or have been hospitalized within the last year for a psychiatric illness
  • Must not be diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease
  • Must not have primary CNS disease
  • Must not have been diagnosed with cancer or previously have received chemotherapy
  • Must not be pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant during the study period
  • Must not be colorblind

Exclusion Criteria, Long-Term Followup Study:

  • Must not have dementia or any severe neurodegenerative disease that would prohibit the ability to complete cognitive testing.
  • Must not be colorblind

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Short-term memoryLongitudinal Mixed Model assessing change over time from pre to post chemotherapy and at 6 month follow-up assessing change from pre to post chemotherapy and pre to 6 months post-chemotherapy in patients compared to controls

Change in Short-term visual memory will be assessed by the computerized Delayed Matching to Sample (DMS) task.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
short term memory8 and/or 10 years post-chemotherapy

Delayed match to sample score

Attention impairmentLongitudinal Mixed Model assessing change over time from pre to post chemotherapy and at 6 month follow-up assessing change from pre to post chemotherapy and pre to 6 months post-chemotherapy in patients compared to controls

Change in attention will be assessed by the computerized Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVP) task.

Executive function impairmentLongitudinal Mixed Model assessing change over time from pre to post chemotherapy and at 6 month follow-up assessing change from pre to post chemotherapy and pre to 6 months post-chemotherapy in patients compared to controls

Change in Executive function will be assessed by the computerized One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (OTS) planning task.

Self-report score8 and/or 10 years post-chemotherapy

FACT-Cog

attention8 and/or 10 years post-chemotherapy

Rapid Visual Processing speed score

Verbal recognition memory impairmentLongitudinal Mixed Model assessing change over time from pre to post chemotherapy and at 6 month follow-up assessing change from pre to post chemotherapy and pre to 6 months post-chemotherapy in patients compared to controls

Change in Memory (verbal) will be assessed by the computerized Verbal Recognition Memory (VRM) Task.

Trial Locations

Locations (29)

Nevada

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Northwest (Virginia Mason)

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Metro Minnesota NCORP

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Pacific Cancer Research Consortium Ncorp

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Portland, Oregon, United States

PCRC

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Portland, Oregon, United States

Aurora NCORP

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Novant Health Cancer Institute - Kernersville

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Southeast Clinical Oncology Research Program

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Heartland

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Decatur, Illinois, United States

Hem Onc CNY

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East Syracuse, New York, United States

Columbus

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus NCORP

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Wisconsin NCORP

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Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Dayton

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium

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Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Delaware/Christiana Care NCORP

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Newark, Delaware, United States

Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Cancer Research Consortium of West Michigan

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Kansas City

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Rochester, New York, United States

University of Rochester Cancer Center

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Rochester, New York, United States

CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Delaware/Christiana Care NCORP (CHRISTIANA)

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Newark, Delaware, United States

Wichita NCORP

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Upstate Carolina

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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

CRCWM

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Dayton Community Oncology Program

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

NCORP of the Carolinas

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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Kansas City Clinical Oncology Program

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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States

Gulf South MU-NCORP

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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