Utilization of the Natural History of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma to Inform Advanced Disease Management
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study utilizes a multi-institutional registry to describe the natural history of medullary thyroid cancer that has spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) in understanding disease management. The goal of this study is to learn about how medullary thyroid cancer develops and progresses.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Aims 1 and 2: A diagnosis of MTC
• Aims 1 and 2: A registrant in the Medullary Thyroid Cancer Registry (MTCR). Patients of all disease phases will be eligible for enrollment
• Aim 3: A diagnosis of advanced phase (red or gray) MTC as determined by clinical team
• Aim 3: A current registrant in the MTCR
Locations
United States
California
University of California San Francisco
RECRUITING
San Francisco
Texas
M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Elizabeth G Grubbs
eggrubbs@mdanderson.org
713-792-6940
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-01-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 2030
Treatments
Observational (questionnaire, blood pressure)
AIM I \& II: Patients complete questionnaires over 10-40 minutes 2-4 times per year about health and how finances and quality of life effect experience with disease.~AIM III: Patients complete a questionnaire over 2 minutes and undergo blood pressure measurements every day for up to 12 weeks.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)