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New registry aims to unlock secrets of cancer in older adults

NCT ID NCT01137825

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This research study creates a registry of older adults with cancer to collect information about their health, treatments, and outcomes. Participants complete a geriatric assessment and allow researchers to follow their medical records. The goal is to better understand how cancer affects older people and to support future studies.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this registry could help researchers identify patterns that improve care and quality of life for older adults with cancer.

What could go wrong

This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any intervention, so direct benefits to participants are unlikely.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acquired polycythemia vera acute biphenotypic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia anaplastic large cell lymphoma angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia blast phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive Burkitt lymphoma cancer chronic eosinophilic leukemia chronic myelomonocytic leukemia chronic neutrophilic leukemia Congenital Abnormalities diffuse large B-cell lymphoma essential thrombocythemia follicular lymphoma hairy cell leukemia Hodgkins lymphoma Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis intraocular lymphoma large-cell immunoblastic lymphoma leukemia Leukemia, Large Granular Lymphocytic leukemia, myeloid, accelerated-phase Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic, Atypical, BCR-ABL Negative Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell lymphoproliferative syndrome mantle cell lymphoma mast cell leukemia mycosis fungoides myelodysplastic syndrome Myelodysplastic Syndromes myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm Myeloproliferative Disorders myeloproliferative neoplasm non-Hodgkin lymphoma plasma cell myeloma plasma cell neoplasm Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma primary cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma primary myelofibrosis prolymphocytic leukemia Sezary syndrome Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS COGNITIVE/FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND PLASMA CELL NEOPLASM MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES MYELODYSPLASTIC/MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS UNSPECIFIED ADULT SOLID TUMOR, PROTOCOL SPECIFIC

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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  • Carolina East Radiology

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    New Bern, North Carolina, 28560, United States

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  • Carteret Health Care Cancer Center

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    Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States

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  • East Carolina University

    RECRUITING

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

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  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295, United States

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  • Pardee Cancer Center

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    Hendersonville, North Carolina, 28739, United States

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  • Rex Healthcare

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    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

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  • Seby B. Jones Cancer Center

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    Boone, North Carolina, 28607, United States

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