cancer-induced muscle loss chemotherapeutic induced muscle wasting
Conditions
Interventions
Aged (MeSH term)
Chemotherapy
Geriatric assessment
Sarcopenia (MeSH term)
Sponsors
Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with malignant disease 2. 65 years of age and older 3. Patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous systemic chemotherapeutic treatment during the last 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: - Correlation sarcopenia and overall survival Primary study parameter: - Sarcopenia (measured by slice-o-matic using CT-images) Primaire uitkomstmaat: | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters 1. Geriatric assessment: - Comorbidity and medical history (charlson comorbidity index) - Polypharmacy (5 or more different medicines) - Quality of life (by EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire) - Nutritional status (minimal nutritional assessment) - Cognitive disorders (minimal mental state evaluation and clock drawing test) - Physical condition and muscle power (short physical performance battery, steep ramp test, hand grip strength, gait speed) - Mood (geriatric depression scale) - (Instrumental) Activities of Daily life (Lawton and Brody index, Barthel index) 2. Treatment success Unsuccessful completion of chemotherapeutic treatment is concluded in the presence of one of the following events: 1. Dose reduction 2. Delay of chemotherapeutic cycle 3. Cancellation of treatment because of any reason, except disease progression. 3. Biological markers: 1. Serum, inflammatory markers (CRP, interleukins) 2. Isolated DNA and single nucleotide polymorphisms in a biopsy of the skin. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed