CNS Qualitative Interview

Explore factors involved in decision making for patients with new or recurrent CNS tumors and their families surrounding treatment planning and clinical trial enrollment. The team will conduct qualitative interviews with a diverse group of patients and families considering treatment for new and recurrent CNS tumors to determine challenges surrounding treatment and study enrollment that may be modifiable through community, hospital, and University of Colorado Cancer Center resources. The team will then assess the impact of these resources on decision making through follow-up interviews.

Inclusion criteria

• Be the parent or caregiver of a child or young adult receiving treatment at CHCO

a. Child must meet one criterion below: i. Newly diagnosed with a CNS tumor ii. Relapse of a CNS tumor requiring further therapy. Therapy may be standard of care of dictated by an open clinical trial

• Patient 18 years of age or older a. Must meet one of the criteria below: i. Newly diagnosed with a CNS tumor ii. Relapse of a CNS tumor requiring further therapy. Therapy may be standard of care of dictated by an open clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

• Does not meet inclusion criteria