RATIONALE: Learning about the long-term effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy on brain function may help doctors plan cancer treatments. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is looking at the neurological effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients with colon cancer.
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Identify the nature and long-term ramifications of CNS injury as a result of cancer treatment in patients with colon cancer. Secondary * Analyze differences in cognitive measures and MRI data in these patients. * Correlate MRI measures with cognitive performance in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients undergo cognitive performance assessment and MRI. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 42 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
42
Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Nature and long-term ramifications of CNS injury as a result of cancer treatment
Differences in cognitive measures and MRI data
Relationship between MRI measures and cognitive performance
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