Study of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in People With Cancer Who Will Be Having Surgery

Description

Researchers are studying whether people with risk factors for blood circulation disease have a condition called peripheral arterial disease (PAD). People with PAD have poor blood circulation because of narrowing or blocks in blood vessels caused by fat or calcium deposits (atherosclerosis). The study researchers think that PAD may lead to worse outcomes in cancer treatment, but people with cancer are not routinely tested for the disease. The purpose of this study is to find out how common PAD is among people with cancer who have risk factors for blood circulation disease, and to compare how often PAD is diagnosed in different racial groups

Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in Cancer Patients

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Study overview

Researchers are studying whether people with risk factors for blood circulation disease have a condition called peripheral arterial disease (PAD). People with PAD have poor blood circulation because of narrowing or blocks in blood vessels caused by fat or calcium deposits (atherosclerosis). The study researchers think that PAD may lead to worse outcomes in cancer treatment, but people with cancer are not routinely tested for the disease. The purpose of this study is to find out how common PAD is among people with cancer who have risk factors for blood circulation disease, and to compare how often PAD is diagnosed in different racial groups

Impact and Prevalence of PAD on Cancer Patients at High-risk for PAD Going to Surgery

Study of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in People With Cancer Who Will Be Having Surgery

Condition
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in Cancer Patients
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities), New York, New York, United States, 10065

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

  • * Cancer patients who are ≥ 65 years old
  • * Either diabetes (on medication or insulin) or smoking history (current smoker, smoking within the last 15 years, ≥ 20 pack years)
  • * Patients who are scheduled for major head and neck, thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic surgery requiring at least a 2-day admission
  • * Ambulatory
  • * ≥ 6 month life expectancy as determined based on clinical judgement by the treating physician. If treating clinician does not confirm life-expectancy ≥ 6 months, will calculate Lee Schoenberg Index using ePrognosis.ucsf.edu.
  • * Hospice patient, patient with a DNR order
  • * Non-ambulatory, wheelchair/bed bound
  • * \< 6 month life expectancy based on the clinical judgement by the treating physician

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,

Yolanda Bryce, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2025-02