Purpose

This clinical trial keeps track of and collects follow-up information from patients who are currently enrolled on or have participated in a Children's Oncology Group study. Developing a way to keep track of patients who have participated in Children's Oncology Group studies may allow doctors learn more about the long-term effects of cancer treatment and help them reduce problems related to treatment and improve patient quality of life.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
All ages
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Criteria


Inclusion Criteria:

- The patient must reside in the U.S. on the date of enrollment to ALTE05N1

- All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed
consent

- All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute
(NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Observational (long-term follow-up) Within 3 months of enrollment of ALTE05N1, patients receive a mailed packet introducing the LTFC. Patients are asked to complete a patient response form, verify information provided in packet, and update contact and health status information. The Health Status Update Form is a brief document including questions about current health status, disease status, and cancer therapy received since the last mailing. Patients may respond by use of postage prepaid envelopes, email, or 24-hour toll-free telephone number.
  • Procedure: Assessment of Therapy Complications
    Complete patient response form and Health Status Update Form
  • Other: Questionnaire Administration
    Complete patient response form and Health Status Update Form

Recruiting Locations

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia 20007
Contact:
Site Public Contact
202-444-2223

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group

Study Contact

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To develop a mechanism for tracking and retaining patients enrolled on Children's Oncology Group (COG) protocols. II. To maintain regular, lifetime contact with patients in order to obtain current identification and contact information, and self/parent-reported health status. III. To locate patients who are lost-to-follow-up for COG (or Legacy Group) protocols targeted for follow-up by the Long-Term Follow-Up Center (LTFC). IV. To provide current patient contact information and self/parent-reported health status updates to the COG Statistics and Data Center (SDC) and to each patient's COG institution. V. To facilitate collection of protocol-specific outcome data through collaboration with the LTFC Oversight Committee, the SDC, and the member institutions. OUTLINE: This is an umbrella protocol for all long-term follow-up at COG institutions. Within 3 months of enrollment on ALTE05N1, patients receive a mailed packet introducing the Long-Term Follow-Up Center (LTFC). Patients are asked to complete a patient response form, verify information provided in packet, and update contact and health status information. The Health Status Update Form is a brief document including questions about current health status, disease status, and cancer therapy received since the last mailing. Patients may respond by use of postage prepaid envelopes, email, or 24-hour toll-free telephone number.

Notice

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