Treatment Patterns in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Community Oncology Setting

August 3, 2010 updated by: SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
This is a retrospective medical record abstraction to evaluate the patterns of care for Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in the community setting. Patient demographics and characteristics along with the treatments received will be described. Investigators will establish the percentage of patients who undergo surgery, the percentage of patients who are treated with kinase inhibitors as well as in what setting (adjuvant or metastatic) as well as the duration of therapy. Physician information will also be collected to assess for differences in treatment based on physician or geographical differences.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Florida
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33901
        • Florida Cancer Specialists
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30341
        • Georgia Cancer Specialists
    • Tennessee
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37404
        • Chattanooga Oncology Hematology Associates
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37023
        • Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23235
        • Virginia Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients diagnosed with GIST based on ICD-9 code from January 2005 to present will be eligible. This will include current active patients as well as patients who have expired and have medical chart available. Estimate reviewing approximately 300 charts total.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with GIST based on ICD-9 code from January 2005 to present will be eligible. This will include current active patients as well as patients who have expired and have medical chart available.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Jeffrey F Patton, M.D., SCRI Development Innovations, LLC

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 3, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 4, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 3, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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