Management of Cisplatin-Ineligible Patients With Metastatic Bladder Cancer and The Role of Geriatric Assessments
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Summary
The goal of this study is to better understand how to best treat participants with advanced bladder cancer who may not be able to tolerate all of the chemotherapy drugs that have been shown to be effective. In this study, investigators are assessing the role of the survey, the Geriatric-8, and its ability to predict outcomes in older participants undergoing cancer treatments. Additionally, investigators are evaluating the differential impact of treatments on quality of life in an older and at risk population.
Description
In this prospective, observational study, investigators are assessing the optimal approach to treating bladder cancer in older participants with other disease that might put the participants at additional risk from cancer-directed treatments. Investigators are specifically assessing the impact on adverse events, quality of life, and treatment outcomes. Additionally, investigators are assessing the role of the survey, the Geriatric-8, and its ability to predict outcomes in older participants. The research study procedures include screening for eligibility and completing questionnaires. Partic…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 65+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥65-years-old (study will limit total enrollment of patients between ages 65-70 to 20% of the total study population) * Unresectable or metastatic bladder cancer with histologically proven urothelial carcinoma. Any component of variant histology is allowed * Cisplatin-ineligible as determined by the subject's primary oncologist * Receiving treatment with chemotherapy (+/- immunotherapy maintenance), enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab combination therapy or immunotherapy alone * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document and to…
Interventions
- BehavioralGeriatric-8 Survey
A screening tool to evaluate frailty and at-risk participants by covering multiple domains that contribute to frailty, including mobility, functional status, pharmacologic burden, and underlying psychologic burden. A total score ranges from 0 to 17 with participants scoring \> 14 points are more likely to be fit, or having a better health status, while those scoring 0 - 14 would benefit from further comprehensive geriatric assessment.
- BehavioralNational Comprehensive Cancer Network/Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Bladder Symptom Index-18 (FBISI-18)
Patient reported, sixteen question survey focused on evaluation of quality of life in patients with bladder cancer.
- BehavioralPatient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE®)
Patient-reported questionnaire that evaluates cancer-specific toxicity, developed based upon Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.
Location
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts