Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years or older * Having a diagnosis of the following: stage III or IV lung cancer; any stage pancreatic cancer; unresectable cholangiocarcinoma; unresectable liver cancer; unresectable ampullary or peri-ampullary cancer or other stage IV gastrointestinal cancer; stage III or IV ovarian or fallopian tube cancers or other stage IV gynecologic cancer; stage IV breast cancer; stage III testicular cancer; stage IV genitourinary cancer; stage III or IV sarcoma; stage IV melanoma; stage III or IV head/neck cancer; stage IV endocrine cancer; or hematological malignancies (lymphoma, myeloma, and leukemia) * Be ambulatory (Karnofsky functional score of ≥ 60) * Having musculoskeletal pain, defined as regional (joints, extremities, back, neck) or more generalized (fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain); Patients with a neuropathic component to their pain that involves the extremities or back will be eligible. * Having musculoskeletal pain for at least 1 month * Having had pain for at least 15 days in the preceding 30 days * Having a pain rating of 4 or greater in worst pain on a 0-10 numerical rating scale in the preceding week * Having an expected prognosis of greater than six months as judged by the treating oncologist or study physician Exclusion Criteria: * Having a platelet count \<15,000 * Cognitive impairment precluding response to study assessments * Unwilling to accept random assignment * Unwilling to commit to the 26-week study time period * Have non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (headache, facial pain, chest pain, visceral abdominal pain) if these are the sole source of pain but can be present as co-morbid conditions as long as a patient has a primary musculoskeletal pain condition defined as above.