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Brief Title: Fear of Recurrence and Stopping Immunotherapy
Official Title: Distress Associated With Stopping Immunotherapy of Cancer Patients
Study ID: NCT04761328
Brief Summary: The study includes participants experiencing distress with regard to stopping immunotherapy and will utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce fear of recurrence, depression, and anxiety and improve quality of life.
Detailed Description: The intervention will be delivered through telemedicine to reduce the patient-related barriers to treatment including cost, transportation, and being able to maintain appointments while managing the side effects of treatment. The intervention will provide the patient with skills to reduce distress associated with ceasing treatment of a checkpoint inhibitor through the development evidence-based psychological and behavioral strategies that are tailored to the patients' preferences.
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
UPMC Hillman Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Name: Jason Luke
Affiliation: Hillman Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR