Longitudinal Study of Multiple Symptoms in Advanced Lung Cancer

Surveys about symptoms, mood, and quality of life.

Automated telephone system call once a week during therapy, rating of severity of symptoms and daily life interference done with numeric key pad. Post therapy is complete, a call every two weeks for up to six months.

For participating patients, 3 additional tablespoons of blood drawn at the beginning of each chemotherapy treatment (before treatment starts) and at the beginning of each cycle of treatment.