U.S., March 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07485634) titled 'Risk-Based Geriatric Assessment-Driven Management in Older Patients Starting Chemotherapy' on March 16.
Brief Summary: Older patients with cancer are at increased risk of severe chemotherapy-related toxicities due to comorbidities, functional impairments, and geriatric syndromes. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (GA) can identify vulnerabilities and guide tailored management, but routine implementation is challenging due to time and resource constraints.
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a patient self-report, risk-based geriatric assessment-driven management algorithm (...