Clinical Trial: Determinants of Age-Related Treatment Effectiveness in Ovarian Cancer

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Determinants of Age-Related Treatment Effectiveness in Ovarian Cancer: Prospective Study of Pharmacokinetics Patterns and Underlying Biology

Brief Summary:

While significant progress has been made in the treatment and prognosis of ovarian cancer, this progress has mostly shown benefits for younger women.

This study aims to understand two things: How body composition (the amount of muscle and water versus fat in in the body) affects the dose and side effects of chemotherapy; and the biological reason for the worse prognosis with aging. To get a good view of these effects, investigators are asking the help of both younger and older women for this project.