Symptom Inventory for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Sarcoma and Surgical Oncology Clinics GIST Patients, their caregivers, doctors and nurses who are 18 years or older.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years of age or older (Patient and family caregiver only)
2. Ability to speak and read English (All participants)
3. Residing where IVR service is available (Part 3, Patient only)
4. Diagnosis of GIST confirmed by pathological analysis (Patient only)
5. Starting new treatment (either surgical or medical) and planning to be followed at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Part 3, Patient only)
6. Written consent to participate (All participants)
7. At least 3 months from start of initial treatment (surgical or medical) for GIST (Part 2, Patient only)
8. Family caregiver also willing to receive packet for expert panel participation (Part 2, Patient only)
9. Physician or nurse with at least 5 years experience caring for patients with GIST (Professional expert only)
10. At least one publication in the last 5 years dealing with GIST (Physician professional expert only)
11. Identification as a family caregiver by a patient with GIST (Family caregiver only)
12. Patient also willing to receive packet for expert panel participation (Family caregiver only)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Medical condition or impaired performance status that would preclude participation in the study (Patient only)
2. Diagnosis of active psychosis or severe cognitive impairment as determined by primary physician (Patient only)
3. Active treatment (systemic drug therapy or radiation therapy) for a second malignancy (Patient only)