Development of an Educational Patient Decision Aid (Treatments in Advanced Cancer - Decision Aid, TA-DA) to Promote Shared Decision Making for Third-line or Beyond Palliative Systemic Therapy
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
To develop an educational patient decision aid for advanced cancer patients to prepare them to have conversations with their clinicians about treatment options (Treatments in Advanced cancer - Decision Aid, TA-DA).
Description
Primary Objectives: The study objective is to develop an educational patient DA (Treatments in Advanced cancer - Decision Aid, TA-DA) to assist patients, their caregivers, and clinicians to make an informed decision about third-line or beyond palliative systemic therapy for advanced cancer. To fulfill the study's objectives, we will complete 3 study parts: Using qualitative methods, explore the decision-making needs of patients with advanced cancer, their caregivers, and clinicians, about third-line or beyond palliative systemic therapy; identify initial preferences and recommendations to in…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Clinicians (Part I/II/III): MD Anderson medical oncologists and APPs who provide care to patients with advanced cancer 2. Patients (Part I/II/III): Age 18 or over * Diagnosis of advanced cancer (i.e., metastatic, relapsed, and/or incurable disease as defined by the treating oncologist) who has received at least 2 lines of palliative systemic therapy\* * Patient-rated ECOG performance status of 1-3 for Part I/II and 2-3 for Part III * Able to make treatment decisions based on the clinical judgement of the oncology team * English speaking * patie…
Interventions
- OtherCommunication
Participants meet with clinician
Location
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas