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

Description

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.

Conditions

Leukemia, Acute, MDS

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

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

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

Condition
Leukemia, Acute
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    60 Years to

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    ALL

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    No

    Collaborators and Investigators

    Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine,

    Shannon McCurdy, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Abramson Cancer Center

    Study Record Dates

    2025-11