An observational study in Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Cognitive/Functional Effects and Leukemia, sponsored by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Recruiting at 7 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-29.
Sponsored by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · Observational
RATIONALE: Gathering information about older patients with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This research study is gathering information from older patients with cancer into a registry.
OBJECTIVES:
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OUTLINE: Patients complete a geriatric assessment, a multi-dimensional inter-disciplinary patient evaluation that includes an evaluation of a patient's functional status (ability to live independently at home and in the community), co-morbid medical conditions, cognition, psychological status, social functioning and support, medication review, and nutritional status. Patients' medical records are also reviewed. Patients' health status at 1 year is incorporated into the registry.
667 studies on the registry are indexed under Myeloproliferative Disorders; 110 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 3,000 is above the median of 150 across 115 observational studies indexed under Myeloproliferative Disorders.
Browse Myeloproliferative Disorders studies →UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 429 studies on the registry; 97 are open to participants now.
Of its 33 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 26 (79%) have results posted.
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Oncology Patients or those with a presumed cancer diagnosis
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system
Time frame: 4 years
Completion of the Geriatric Assessment (GA)
Time frame: Upon subject's first visit to the clinic
Information that would lend support for future research
Including patterns of patient care, that would lend support for future research in the 'Carolina Senior' population who receive a confirmed diagnosis of cancer with the exception of: * Non-melanoma skin cancer * Cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease * Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer
Time frame: 3 years
Response rates of Geriatric Assessments of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with the GA
Done by measuring: * Percentage of patients contacted who consent to complete the GA; * The percentage of patients able to complete the self-administered portion of the geriatric assessment without assistance; * The length of time necessary to complete the geriatric assessment; * The variance and number of missing items; * The percentage of geriatric assessments that contain all three of the following items: Timed Up and Go Assessment, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, and healthcare professional-rated Karnofsky performance status;
Time frame: 2 years
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