Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, NSCLC, Metastatic
Conditions
Keywords
Patient Reported Outcome (PRO)
Brief summary
Evaluation of patient reported outcomes (PRO) with tumor cachexia in a real life setting.
Detailed description
The PRO Xie project will recruit a representative cohort of patients with advanced lung or advanced pancreatic cancer with a high risk for the development of cancer cachexia. Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) are assessed in a real life setting by a questionnaire consisting of 20 questions: QoL is measured by SF12, fatigue by FACIT-F and cachexia by FAACT questionnaires, respectively. These data will determine the potential need for anti-cachexia treatment in those patients, as well as the number of underweight patients, the evaluation of general QoL, fatigue and cachexia and the evaluation of malnutrition.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Documented diagnosis of NSCLC UICC stage IIIB/IV or pancreatic cancer UICC stage III/IV * Start of the first line palliative systemic treatment * Ability to read and understand German * Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of patients with loss of > 5 % body weight | 18 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of underweight patients | 12 months | BMI \< 20 kg/qm at start or during observation. |
| General health-related quality of life assessment | 12 months | At baseline, throughout and at the end of the study with SF 12 questionnaire. |
| Fatigue assessment | 12 months | At baseline, throughout and at the end of the study with FACIT-F (short version of fatigue subscale). |
| Cachexia assessment | 12 months | At baseline, throughout and at the end of the study with FAACT (short version of anorexia / cachexia subscale). |
Countries
Germany