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The Better, Harder, Faster, Stronger Study

RECRUITINGSponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Actively Recruiting
SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences
Started2025-07-28
Est. completion2026-11
Eligibility
Age55 Years+
SexFEMALE
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in the electronic Frailty Index (eFI) score following 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in participants with advanced ovarian and endometrial cancer.

Eligibility

Age: 55 Years+Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent.
* Age \> 55 years at the time of enrollment.
* Newly diagnosed suspected ovarian/primary peritoneal/fallopian tube carcinoma of any histological subtype, FIGO Stage II-IV, per enrolling investigator, or newly diagnosed suspected endometrial carcinoma of any histologic subtype, FIGO Stage II-IV, per enrolling investigator.
* Planned for 3 or 4 cycles of NACT, with interval cytoreductive surgery planned thereafter.
* Ability to read, understand, and write the English language.
* As determined by the enrolling investigator, ability of the participant to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of brain metastases.
* History of poorly controlled psychiatric conditions, defined as hospitalization within the prior 3 months for psychiatric disorders, traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular event, or dementia, per the enrolling investigator.
* Use of anti-amyloid agents, cholinesterase inhibitors, or glutamate regulators at the time of enrollment.
* Vision impairment that would impede completion of study assessments, per enrolling investigator.

Conditions6

CancerCognitive DysfunctionEndometrial CancerFrailty at Older AdultsNeoadjuvant ChemotherapyOvarian Cancer

Locations1 site

Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157
Sydney McEntire, RN336-713-5879sydney.mcentire@advocatehealth.org

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