Clinical Trials - Information Collected

Your age, overall health, any other illness (diabetes, heart disease), medications you take
Your insurance, general finances, transportation, family
Current symptoms related to your cancer
Any treatment you may have had for your cancer before
Childbearing status and protection (use of condoms, birth control pills) if of childbearing age
Studies on your blood such as:
- Red and white blood cell levels, number of platelets
- Tests to see how your liver and kidneys are working
Review of tumor pathology to verify type and size of the tumor, as well as other information about the how the tumor may grow or spread
X-rays and other scans (PET, MRI, CT) to show if there is any spread of the tumor to another place
If the tumor has spread, where and how much it has spread
May look at your current quality of life by asking you questions
Your ability to follow the requirements of the study
- To travel to the treatment site
- To report symptoms
Your current knowledge about your cancer and treatment
The type of information you will need to take part in the study such as
- Keep a study diary
- Eat special foods
- Record important information to tell your provider

Side effects
- Upset stomach (mild, moderate, severe?)
- Occasional vomiting or vomiting every hour
- Blood counts, such as
  - How many white cells
    - White blood cells help you fight infection
  - How many red cells
    - Red blood cells carry oxygen for your body to work
- How is your liver working
Appearance (cosmetic outcome, like a lot of scarring on the breasts)
How easy or difficult it is for
- You to do what is required for the treatment
- Your provider and the clinic to do what is required in the study
- Your overall quality of life while you are going through treatment
- Whether there were any delays in you getting your treatment
  - Maybe you had a low white blood cell count and they decided to wait a week to treat you so that your white blood cell count would be higher
  - Maybe you had low white blood cell counts and the dose of your drug had to be reduced
  - Are you getting the dosages of medicine you are supposed to receive according to the study?
  - Whether you have any other or unexpected problems
How your cancer is responding to the treatment
You responses to any special things you need to do while on the treatment such as eating a special diet
Any changes in other diseases, finances, ability to take part

Your overall quality of life after you have finished your treatment
Delayed side effects (not being able to get pregnant)
Whether or not you have a recurrence of your cancer or your cancer has spread
Have you had appropriate follow-up (to schedule and keep your appointments)
What new medical conditions have you been diagnosed with since your treatment was completed?
Appearance (cosmetic outcome, like a lot of scarring on the breasts)