Views and Attitudes of Oncologists and Geriatricians on the Use of Chemotherapy and Hormone Therapy in Treating Older and/or Frail Women With Breast Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center300 enrolled

Overview

RATIONALE: A patient's age, health, and ability to perform daily activities may affect which treatment options are offered by doctors to older and/or frail women with breast cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the views and attitudes of oncologists and geriatricians on the use of chemotherapy and hormone therapy in treating older and/or frail women with breast cancer.

OBJECTIVES: * Evaluate the attitudes and perspectives of 150 oncologists and 150 geriatricians or primary care providers regarding the adjuvant treatment of older women with breast cancer of varying ages, health, and functional status. * Determine whether homogeneity exists in treatment recommendations. * Determine the relative impact of chronological age, baseline health, and functional status on treatment recommendations. OUTLINE: Participants complete a 25-minute online survey regarding their treatment recommendations for older women with breast cancer of varying ages, health, and functional status. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 300 participants will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

survey administrationOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Participants must meet 1 of the following criteria: * Oncologist: * Must have been in practice ≥ 2 years * Must have ≥ 25 postmenopausal breast cancer patients on adjuvant hormonal therapy * Cannot work for an advertising agency, market research company, manufacturer or distributor of pharmaceutical products, a pharmacy, drug store, or the FDA * Geriatrician: * Must have been in practice ≥ 2 years * Must be a general practitioner, family practitioner, internal medicine specialist, or geriatrician and received a certificate of added qualification in geriatric medicine and/or treating at least 5 postmenopausal patients who have a history of breast cancer or are currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer * Cannot work for an advertising agency, market research company, manufacturer or distributor of pharmaceutical products, a pharmacy, drug store, or the FDA PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Attitudes and perspectives of health professionals

Homogeneity of treatment recommendations

Relative impact of chronological age, baseline health, and functional status on treatment recommendations

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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