Inoperable Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
Conditions
Brief summary
Use by Oncologists of Validated Geriatric Assessment Tools: G8 Screening Test and Certain Tests for Thorough Geriatric Evaluation
Interventions
Geriatric screening test (Oncodage-G8). The oncologist realizes it and proposes the oncological treatment which seems to him then the most adapted (treatment which can be different from that proposed after the oncological evaluation only).
GERICO geriatric frailty test (if possible the same day as the G8 and in any case in the same week): Realized by the oncologist, it includes: * the socio-cultural evaluation scale, * the ADL autonomy questionnaire, * assessment of locomotor disorders, * nutritional assessment, * the MMSE Cognitive Function Evaluation Questionnaire, * the GDS-4 mood rating scale, * the comorbidity assessment test (Charlson Index)
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Subject aged 70 or over * Carrier of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, locally advanced undergoing treatment by radiotherapy or metastatic / recurrence not accessible to treatment curative locoregional under treatment with chemotherapy. * Patient likely to be eligible for ELAN-RT or ELAN-FIT or ELAN-UNFIT trials. * Patients affiliated to a social security scheme
Exclusion criteria
* Person deprived of liberty or under guardianship, * Presence of a neuro-psychological condition, family, social, or geographical, which may hinder the smooth running of the study. * Patient expressing opposition to participation in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Completion rate | Up to 1 year | Rate of completion of each of the geriatric fragility test questionnaires and the G8 questionnaire and duration of the geriatric evaluation performed by the oncologist |
Countries
France