Social Determinants of Health in Hepatobiliary Cancer Patients
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Non-Interventional Study.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study evaluates barriers to receiving care and risks associated with developing cancer among patients diagnosed with hepatobiliary cancer.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To characterize the social determinants of health - and specifically travel-limiting access to cancer care but also other issues, such as trouble in finding childcare, joblessness, and limited education - among SEA Americans with hepatobiliary cancers, exposure risk including aflatoxin and viral hepatitis among other exposures.
OUTLINE: This is an observational study.
Patients complete a questionnaire, undergo blood, urine, and buccal swab sample collection and have their medical records reviewed on study. Patients also undergo collection of clinically archived tissue samples on study.
Interventions
- Other Non-Interventional Study
Non-interventional study
Primary outcome measures
- Percentage of patients reporting transportation barriers that affect medical care [Time frame: Baseline; up to 2 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients 18+ year of age with hepatobiliary cancers
Exclusion criteria
- Patients under 18 years of age
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06053333 · 22-012368 · NCI-2023-05784 · 22-012368 · K23MD017217