Overview
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
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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)
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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)
- History of CNS disease (cohort 4 only)