RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05066139

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Elderly Patients With Digestive Cancer (EPODIG-G)

Monocentric Randomized Study Evaluating the Impact of an Early Multidisciplinary Program in Elderly Subjects Starting a Chemotherapy for Digestive Cancer: Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Elderly Patients With Digestive Cancer (EPODIG-G)

Sponsor

Centre Paul Strauss

Enrollment

144 participants

Start Date

Sep 17, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Neoplasms Digestive System Disease

Summary

This is a monocentric, comparative, open-label, randomized parallel group study enrolling elderly subjects hospitalized in Strasbourg Europe Cancerology Institute (ICANS), starting chemotherapy or targeted therapy for the treatment of digestive cancer.

Eligibility

Min Age: 75 Years

Inclusion Criteria8

Patients must be ≥ 75 years old
Performance status 0, 1 or 2
Diagnostic of digestive cancer, all stages (adjuvant or metastatic), with an indication for chemotherapy treatment or targeted therapy for a treatment period of 24 weeks or more
Patients previously treated with one or several lines of chemotherapy for this digestive cancer are eligible
Estimated life expectancy ≥ 3 months
Patients able to speak, read and understand French
Signed informed consent from the patient
Patients must have a social security coverage

Exclusion Criteria5

History of differentiated neuroendocrine tumors grade 1 or 2 (pancreas, small intestine)
Cancer currently being treated (except for hormone therapy) other than current digestive cancer
History of major surgery and/or curative radiation therapy during the last 4 weeks before inclusion
Patients unable to submit to medical follow-up for geographical, social or psychological reasons
Patients placed under guardianship

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Interventions

OTHEREPODIG-G program (coordination of supportive care)

EPODIG-G program includes: a nutritional evaluation (laboratory tests: albumin, pre-albumin, C reactive protein and vitamin D dosage, nutritional status, Handgrip test, Simple Evaluation of Food Intake (SEFI), spontaneous food intake evaluation) ; a medication reconciliation ; physical therapy (Six Minute Walk Test)