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Using a Scoring Tool to Adjust Chemotherapy Doses for Fewer Side Effects in Cancer Patients

Risk stratified SPA score versus Physician decision chemotherapy dosage in patients with palliative chemotherapy to reduce treatment Toxicity- Open label, Randomised Controlled Trial - SPART

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/090646
Enrollment
206
Registered
2025-07-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention1: SPA score: SPA risk score-based chemotherapy dose adjustment along with Olanzapine Patients will be assigned a risk score based on the following parameters: Subjective Global Assessmen

Sponsors

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed cancer (lung, gastroesophageal, pancreaticobiliary (PB)) cancers 2. Locally advanced inoperable and metastatic cancer patients not suitable for curative therapy and planned for first-line palliative chemotherapy 3. Patients who have previously received adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be included in the study if they have received chemotherapy more than 6 months before randomization 4. No major surgery within the last 4 weeks, excepting palliative surgeries like colostomy, GJ, biliary drainage, etc. 5. Haematological, hepatic, and renal function parameters satisfying the parameters mentioned below - a. Haematological- Hb more than 80 g/L, ANC more than or equal to 1.5 x 10 raised to 9/L, platelets more than or equal to 100 x 10 raised to 9/L. b. Liver function- bilirubin less than or equal to 2 x upper limit normal (ULN), AST/ALT less than or equal to 5 times ULN c. Renal function- Creatinine clearance more than or equal to 40 mL/min d. Baseline ECG/2D Echocardiography LVEF more than or equal to 50%

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to chemotherapy drugs used in the study 2. Do not give consent for the study 3. Pregnancy or lactation 4. Patient planned for targeted therapy alone 5. Symptomatic, untreated brain metastasis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of Grade more than or equal to 2 non-haematological and Grade more than or equal to 3 haematological chemotherapy-related toxicity by NCI CTCAE v5.0Timepoint: Assessed before each cycle and at 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in quality of life by Cancer Institute-Quality of Life QuestionnaireTimepoint: Assessed before each cycle and at 12 weeks;Cumulative frequency of haematological Grade more than or equal to 3 and non-haematological Grade more than or equal to 2 chemotherapy-related toxicityTimepoint: Assessed before each cycle and at 12 weeks;Disease response rates by RECIST 1.1 criteriaTimepoint: 12 weeks;Dose intensity, delays and modificationsTimepoint: Assessed before each cycle and at 12 weeks;Chemotherapy discontinuation ratesTimepoint: 12 weeks;Progression-free survivalTimepoint: 1 year;Overall survivalTimepoint: 1 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRajat Soge

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

rpsoge@gmail.com8421138792

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026