The Supportive Care and Symptom Management program supports studies on the prevention or treatment of acute and chronic symptoms and morbidities related to cancer and its treatment. This includes the impact on the quality of life of patients and their informal caregivers. The program also supports studies of patients and their caregivers at the end of life.
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About Supportive Care and Symptom Management
The program supports research in three areas: prevention or treatment of acute or chronic symptoms and morbidities related to cancer, its treatment and caregiving (symptom management research); effects on quality of life from cancer, its treatment and caregiving (quality of life research); and end-of-life psychosocial issues, caregiving and treatment strategies (end-of-life research).
Through the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), clinical trials are underway to evaluate therapies to prevent or ameliorate a broad range of symptoms and/or toxicities associated with cancer its treatment and caregiving. Other studies funded separately are investigating a range of treatment effects on health-related quality of life and a variety of influences on the end-of-life cancer experience.
Topic Areas include: Anorexia, Cachexia, Cardiotoxicity, Caregiver Issues, Cognitive Dysfunction, Distress/Anxiety/Depression, End of Life, Fatigue, Geriatrics, Hot Flashes, Lymphedema, Medication Adherence, Mucositis, Multiple Symptoms, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Nausea, Neuropathy, Nutrition, Oral Complications, Other Supportive Care Issues, Pain, Palliative Care, Pediatrics/Adolescents/Young Adult, Physical Functioning, Quality of Life, Skin Toxicities, Sleep Disorders, and Urinary Complications.
Selected Topics
- HEAL Initiative
- Patient Resources on Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
- Patient Resources on Coping with Cancer
Resources
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Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science Webinar SeriesThis series is aimed at bringing together interdisciplinary researchers in cancer symptom science to share their expertise and further discussions in the field.
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DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar SeriesThis seminar series highlights nominated early career scientists who are advancing research within the areas supported by DCP.
Funding Opportunities
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Grantee Details
Clinical Trials
| Title Sort descending | Intervention | Sponsor | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Therapy in Treating Fibrosis-Related Late Effect Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors | Manual Therapy | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Active, not recruiting |
| Meaning-Centered Counseling for Chinese Patients Who Are Being Treated for Advanced Cancer | Adaptation of IMCP for Chinese Immigrant Cancer Patients, In-depth Patient Interviews, Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Chinese (IMCP-Ch) (For Phase 3 and Phase 4) | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Active, not recruiting |
| Metformin Hydrochloride in Preventing Breast Cancer in Patients With Atypical Hyperplasia or In Situ Breast Cancer | metformin hydrochloride, placebo | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology | Active, not recruiting |
| Methylphenidate and Exercise in Reducing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Prostate Cancer | Exercise Intervention, Methylphenidate, Placebo, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration, Stretching | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Active, not recruiting |
| Mobile Health and Social Media Physical Activity Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors, the StepByStep Study | Educational Intervention, FitBit, Goal Setting, Health Promotion and Education, Media Intervention, Telephone-Based Intervention | Children's Oncology Group | Active, not recruiting |
| Mobile Health for Adherence in Breast Cancer Patients | Electronic Health Record Review, Health Promotion and Education, Health Telemonitoring, Patient Navigation, Survey Administration, Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention | ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group | Active, not recruiting |
| Monitoring Symptoms to Help Young Women Take Hormone Therapy for Stage I-III Breast Cancer, ASPEN Study | Best Practice, Biospecimen Collection, Endocrine Drug Therapy, Health Education, Questionnaire Administration, Symptom Specific Assessment Tool | SWOG Cancer Research Network | Active, not recruiting |
| Mosaic Trial for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients | Enhanced Usual Care (Control) Website, Intervention website | Northwestern University | Recruiting |
| Myopenia and Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults With Colorectal Cancer | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Recruiting | |
| New Assessment System in Measuring Symptom Distress in Cancer Patients | Interview, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Recruiting |
News and Events
Day 2: NCI Cancer Integrative Medicine Grantee Conference (Virtual)
Date Posted: November 21, 2024
Day1: NCI Cancer Integrative Medicine Grantee Conference (Virtual)
Date Posted: November 21, 2024
Delivering Palliative Care by Telehealth Meets the Needs of People with Cancer
Date Posted: October 28, 2024
Symptom Science in the Context of Cancer Caregiving
Date Posted: October 28, 2024
NCORP-supported Research Shows Olanzapine May Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea
Date Posted: September 30, 2024