Study of CAR-T Therapy in Older Patients

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

About this trial

This study is being done to find out how older patients respond to CAR-T cell therapy and how the treatment affects their quality of life. This is a quality of life study and participating in the study does not involve receiving any treatment, other than the standard treatment for participants' disease.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

are ≥60 years old (all cohorts)

have pathologically confirmed, relapsed refractory lymphoid malignancy or plasma cell disorder receiving a commercial CAR T-cell product (all cohorts)

able to speak and understand English (cohort 1 and 4 only)

have a MoCA score of less than 26 out of 30 during the GA visit by a geriatrician prior to CAR T-cell treatment (cohort 4 only)

Disqualifiers

Any prior commercial or investigational CAR T therapy (all cohorts)

Current diagnosis of major Axis I psychiatric disorder (DSM-IV), major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia, as per medical records or patient report (cohort 1 only)

History of a neurological disorder, neurodegenerative disease, or traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness (>60 minutes), as per medical records or patient report (cohort 1 only)

Current ongoing substance abuse and/or history of substance abuse, as per medical records or patient report (cohort 1 only)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Activities of Daily Living/ADLs
  • Instrumental Activity of Daily Living
  • Timed Up and Go
  • Cognition
  • Geriatric Depression Scale
  • Social Support
  • Brief Test of Attention
  • Trail Making Test
  • Controlled Oral Word Association Test
  • Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised
  • Blood draw

Treatment groups

154 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups