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Brief Title: The Effects of Aggressive Patient Management on Cancer Therapy Management
Official Title: The Effects of Aggressive Patient Management on Cancer Therapy Management
Study ID: NCT00962572
Brief Summary: A study to see if coordinated aggressive patient management will improve patient treatment outcomes and is cost effective.
Detailed Description: This is an observational study of the effects of aggressive patient management. The records of 50 patients treated under the aggressive management plan will be matched with the records of 50 previous patients and attempts made to assess the improvement, if any, found. Statistical analysis will compare the outcomes of the study group and the matched control group for initial completion of planned therapy as per prescription, weight loss during therapy, intercurrent illness, and intercurrent hospitalizations. Long term analysis will compare the study group's outcomes (compared to expected outcomes) compared to the matched control group.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Mississippi Radiation Oncology, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Name: Michael C Baird, MD
Affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR