Patient Reported Outcome Post Radiation Therapy or Chemoradiotherapy Patient Care in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer

A Pilot Study to Define PROs for Establishing a Pathway for Post Radiation or Concurrent Chemo Radiation (RT/CRT) Patient Care for Oropharyngeal Cancer

This study examines patient reported outcomes post radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy patient care in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. This study may help researchers learn about the symptoms that patients with oropharyngeal cancer have after completing radiation therapy.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To provide evidence of clinically relevant symptoms for integrating into a user-friendly, automated pathway for real-time tracking and management of symptoms during post radiation therapy (RT)/chemoradiation (CRT) for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC).

OUTLINE:

Patients complete questionnaire over 10-20 minutes at baseline, 2 times every week during weeks 1-8 of radiation therapy, and at the end of the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who were seen for new patient evaluation at clinics and HNC centers at MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Adult patients with OPC (> 18 years old) who have been enrolled under PA14-0947