Clinical Trials

Study Patient Participant Eligibility Requirements:

1. Documentation of Disease: Confirmed advanced lung cancer (NSCLC, small cell lung cancer, or mesothelioma) or non-colorectal GI cancer (esophageal, gastric, hepatic, biliary, or pancreatic) not being treated with curative intent.
2. Diagnosed with incurable disease within the previous 8 weeks.
3. Age ≥ 18 years
4. ECOG Performance Status 0-2
5. Ability to read and respond to questions in English or able to complete questions with minimal assistance required from an interpreter or family member.
6. Planning to receive all medical care for cancer at the enrolling institution.
7. Participants must be under the care of an oncologist, but their current plan may or may not include chemotherapy or other forms of tumor-directed therapies.

Study Family Caregiver Participant Eligibility Requirements:

1. Relative or friend who is identified by the patient participant who plans to regularly accompany the patient to the majority of their clinic visits.
2. Family caregiver must live with the patient or have in-person contact with him or her at least twice per week.
3. Ability to read and respond to questions in English or able to complete questions with minimal assistance required from an interpreter or family member.
4. Age ≥ 18 years

Note: An eligible patient may participate in this trial without an eligible family caregiver being registered.