Purpose
This study is looking at the long-term effects of chemotherapy drugs. We hope to learn how drugs used to treat cancer may impact the function of the hands, feet and ears (hearing and tinnitus), as well as quality of life. This research may help us to spot lasting chemo symptoms and lead to new ways to treat them.
What's Involved
If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to meet with the UCSF study team 1 time in San Francisco. During the study visit we will:
- Measure your height and weight.
- Do tests to measure your strength, balance, thinking and memory.
- Measure your hearing and do an ear exam.
- Measure how much feeling you have in your arms and legs.
- Take a small sample of blood.
The study visit will take about 4 hours but you will have breaks throughout.
Find out if you can join our study by taking the survey below.
Who's leading this study?
This study is being led by Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, and her colleagues in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.