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Impact of frailty on prognosis in elderly patients with gastrointestinal malignancies

Impact of frailty on prognosis in elderly patients with gastrointestinal malignancies - Impact of frailty on prognosis in elderly cancer patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000042669
Enrollment
245
Registered
2020-12-07
Start date
2020-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Cancer (Esophagus, Stomach, Colon, Rectum)

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i) 75 years old or older ii) Primary gastroenterological cancer that is histologically proven malignancy and that expected to be R0 resection. iii) Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i) Cancer treatment has already administered at other hospital ii) Synchronous cancer iii) Systemic active infectious disease iv) When the examining physician judged that the patient is not adequate for this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
3-year survival rate, 3-year disease free survival rate

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
i) The association between clinical frailty scale and other evaluation scale (G8, EQ-5D-5L) ii) The association between clinical frailty scale and nutrition status/sarcopenia iii) Short-term outcomes iv) Postoperative change regarding nutritional status and sarcopenia v) Evaluation of nutritional guidance and support by registered dietitian vi) Impact of frailty on dose intensity of adjuvant chemotherapy vii) Comparison to historical data regarding short term outcomes and 3-year survival rate

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTsuyoshi Tanaka

Fujita Health University Department of Surgery

tsuyoshi.tanaka@fujita-hu.ac.jp+81-562-93-9254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026