Status:
COMPLETED
A Study Comparing Geriatric Co-Management With Geriatric Guided Supportive Care in Older Patients Receiving Chemoradiation Therapy for Their Head and Neck Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The researchers are doing this study to see whether geriatric co-management or geriatric guided supportive care are good approaches for managing side effects in older patients who have head and neck c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 65
- Pathologically (histologically or cytologically) diagnosis of head and neck cancer of oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx
- Patient will receive a 6 to 7 week course of intensity modulated radiation therapy and concurrent chemotherapy either in definitive or post-operative setting
- Able to read and understand English
- Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients who have previously consulted with or are followed by a geriatrician
- Inability to use telemedicine if unable to present to clinic visits in person
- Inability to complete the eRFA (patient is unable to comprehend or answer questions included on the eRFA)
- Treatment with proton therapy
- Patients on therapeutic clinical trials of experimental therapies or those not receiving standard of care
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 3 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 5 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05239000
Start Date
February 3 2022
End Date
January 5 2026
Last Update
January 8 2026
Active Locations (6)
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1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
4
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States, 11725