The Impact of a Geriatric Assessment in Elderly Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Overview

Información sobre este estudio

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between a baseline comprehensive geriatric assessment (cGA) and chemotherapy toxicity in the first 4 months of treatment measured by treatment-related adverse events, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and treatment discontinuation in older patients (≥ 65 years) with multiple myeloma (MM).

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a blood cancer that affects a type of white cell called plasma cell. It mainly affects older individuals and has an average age at diagnosis of 69 years. 

Elegibilidad para la participación

Los requisitos de elegibilidad de los participantes incluyen la edad, el sexo, el tipo y el estadio de la enfermedad, y los problemas de salud o tratamientos previos. Las pautas difieren de un estudio a otro e identifican quiénes pueden o no pueden participar. No hay garantía de que cada persona elegible que desee participar en un ensayo se inscribirá. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para analizar la elegibilidad del estudio y la posible participación.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 65 years.
  • Diagnosis of MM based on IMWG diagnostic criteria 64.
  • Newly diagnosed or have received 1 prior line of treatment.
  • Planned to start a new treatment for MM within 30 days.
  • Transplant eligible or ineligible.
  • Fluent in English (all assessment tools are in English).
  • Able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received > 1 prior line of treatment.
  • Patients included in an interventional therapeutic trial.
  • Not able to give informed consent.
  • Severe mental or cognitive disorder precluding geriatric assessment.

Eligibility last updated 1/20/22. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Sedes participantes de Mayo Clinic

Los estatus de los estudios cambian con frecuencia. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para obtener la información más actualizada acerca de la posibilidad de participar.

Sede de Mayo Clinic Estatus Contacto

Rochester, Minn.

Investigador principal de Mayo Clinic

Shaji Kumar, M.D.

Abierto para la inscripción

Contact information:

Shaji Kumar M.D.

(507) 284-5096

Kumar.Shaji@mayo.edu

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