Living Well With Advanced Breast Cancer
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: Advanced Breast Carcinoma, Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma. 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 the use of supportive care in patients with advanced breast cancer to better understand what has helped them, what has been hard, and what kind of help they still need.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Assess acceptability of current LWABC model. II. Conduct a comprehensive review of participants' medical history, treatment records, and demographic data.
III. Explore differences in survivorship care engagement across four distinct cohorts.
OUTLINE: This is an observational study.
Participants complete a survey and a semi-structured interview on study.
Interventions
- Other Non-Interventional Study
Non-interventional study
Primary outcome measures
- Acceptability of current LWABC (Living Well with Advanced Breast Cancer) model [Time frame: Up to study completion, up to 1 day]
- Participant medical history, treatment records, and demographic data [Time frame: Up to study completion, up to 1 day]
- Differences in survivorship care engagement across four distinct cohorts [Time frame: Up to study completion, up to 1 day]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- \* COHORT 1:
- Diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer within the past 5 years
- Never been referred to the LWABC
- Adults age ≥ 18 years
- COHORT 2:
- Diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer within the past 5 years
- Have cancelled an appointment with the LWABC
- Adults age ≥ 18 years
- COHORT 3:
- Been seen in the Medical Oncology Clinic at Stephanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center (SSCBC) within the past 5 years
- Completed an appointment with the LWABC
- Adults age ≥ 18 years
- COHORT 4:
- Caregivers for ABC patients
- Adults age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion criteria
- Patients who cannot provide own informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Columbus
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07227038 · OSU-24331 · NCI-2025-08030