Status:

COMPLETED

Observational Study of Early Contact With Palliative Care Unit for Patients Receiving First Line Palliative Chemotherapy With Cancer in Upper Gastrointestinal Canal, or Second Line Palliative Chemotherapy in Patients With Colorectal Cancer - an Open, Randomised Investigator Initiated Trial.

Lead Sponsor:

Lund University Hospital

Conditions:

Tumor in Upper Gastrointestinal Canal or Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

In this trial, patients with cancer in the upper gastrointestinal canal who are going to receive first line palliative chemotherapy and patients with colorectal cancer who are going to receive second ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with tumor in upper gastrointestinal canal, who is going to start treatment with first line palliative chemotherapy
  • Patients with colorectal cancer, who is going to start treatment with second line palliative chemotherapy
  • Signed written informed concent

Exclusion

  • Patients with neuroendocrine tumor
  • Patients with already ongoing chemotherapy
  • Patients with already established contact with palliative care unit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02246725

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

August 31 2025

Last Update

September 12 2025

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Lund University Hospital

Lund, Sweden, 221 85