Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02317757
Predisposing Factors Associated With Chemotherapy Toxicity in Elderly Cancer Patients
Predisposing Factors Associated With Chemotherapy Toxicity in Elderly Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 150 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
These days, there is higher proportion of elderly cancer patients. Most of them have comorbidities, borderline performance status and nutritional status. The discontinuation of chemotherapy due to unbearable toxicities was not uncommon. Comprehensive geriatric assessment might be beneficial in selection of suitable elderly patients for chemotherapy administration.
Detailed description
The patients with the age more than 70 years old who scheduled for chemotherapy were enrolled. Geriatric assessment was performed before starting chemotherapy. The toxicity will be recorded prospectively. Predisposing factors of grade 3 and 4 toxicity will be reported.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-06-01
- Completion
- 2016-12-01
- First posted
- 2014-12-16
- Last updated
- 2016-04-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Thailand
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02317757. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.