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Frailty Phenotype Assessments to Optimize Treatment Strategies for Older Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

Recruiting
Conditions
Leukemia, Acute
MDS
Interventions
Procedure: Bone Marrow or Peripheral Blood Graft (BMT)
Other: Cancer-directed Therapy or Best Supportive Care
Diagnostic Test: Frailty Assessment
Registration Number
NCT03680677
Lead Sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if frailty assessments can be used to predict how well patients aged 60 years and older will do after chemotherapy, CAR T-cell therapy, or allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TransplantBone Marrow or Peripheral Blood Graft (BMT)Bone marrow or peripheral blood graft (BMT) or CAR T-cell therapy
Cancer Directed Therapy or Best Supportive CareFrailty AssessmentCancer-directed therapy with intensive regimens, clinical trial, hypomethylating agent, hypomethylating agent combinations, targeted agents alone, or best supportive care
Cancer Directed Therapy or Best Supportive CareCancer-directed Therapy or Best Supportive CareCancer-directed therapy with intensive regimens, clinical trial, hypomethylating agent, hypomethylating agent combinations, targeted agents alone, or best supportive care
TransplantFrailty AssessmentBone marrow or peripheral blood graft (BMT) or CAR T-cell therapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Non-Relapse Mortality (NRM) in Frail, Pre-Frail, and Non-Frail patients1-month

NRM will be defined as death without evidence of disease progression or relapse.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
NRM by Intensity of Treatment1-month and 6-month

NRM of frail and pre-frail patients by intensity of treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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