- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02748811
Effect of Geriatric Intervention in Frail Elderly Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer (GERICO)
GERICO is a randomized, controlled prospective trial. The aim is to investigate if frail, elderly patients with stage II-IV colorectal cancer, will profit from full comprehensive geriatric assessment and intervention before and during treatment with chemotherapy.
The hypotheses are: Optimizing the health conditions and functional status of frail elderly patients who suffers from stage II-IV colorectal cancer, with geriatric intervention will lead to a higher grade of completing the planned chemotherapy and at higher dose intensity. This will also result in a higher overall survival and improve quality of life.
Study Overview
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Danmark
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Herlev, Danmark, Denmark, 2730
- Department of Oncology. Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Frail according to the screening tool G8 ( ≤14 / 17points)
- Performance status 0-2 and life expectancy ≥ 3 months
- Patients who have undergone surgery for stage III / high-risk stage II colorectal cancer or patients with unresectable or metastatic disease
- Are assessed to receive adjuvant chemotherapy or first -line chemotherapy
- Meets the criteria to receive preventive chemotherapy with 5-FU or capecitabine +/- oxaliplatin or first -line chemotherapy with 5-FU / irinotecan and / or oxaliplatin , capecitabine +/- possibly with the addition of immunotherapy in the form of cetuximab , panitumumab or bevacizumab.
- Informed written and oral consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other malignancy except basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in situ cervicis uteri in 5 years
- Patients in simultaneously drug trials
- The patient must not have previously received adjuvant chemotherapy in the GERICO Protocol
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Control group
The control group receives standard treatment with 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy or first -line chemotherapy until operation, other scheduled change in treatment or progression.
If the patient has other health problems, those issues will be assessed either by the oncologist or by the general practitioner.
Validated quality of life questionnaires will be filled in prior to start, after 2 months and at the end of treatment.
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Active Comparator: Intervention group
The intervention group also receives standard treatment with 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy or first -line chemotherapy until operation, other scheduled change of treatment or progression.
They will simultaneously receive full geriatric assessement and intervention.
The clinical examination includes laboratory parameters, review of medication list, psycho-cognitive assessement, screening for malnutrition and need of physiotherapy, optimizing social support.
Validated quality of life questionnaires will be filled in prior to start, after 2 months and at the end of treatment.
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The intervention group also receives standard treatment with 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy or first -line chemotherapy until operation, other scheduled change of treatment or progression.
The participants will simultaneously receive full geriatric assessement and intervention.
The clinical examination includes laboratory parameters, review of medication list, psycho-cognitive assessement, screening for malnutrition and need of physiotherapy, optimizing social support.
Validated quality of life questionnaires will be filled in prior to start, after 2 months and at the end of treatment.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Number of patients completing planned treatment without dose reductions
Time Frame: 12 month after randomization
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12 month after randomization
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Occurrence of dose reductions
Time Frame: 1 month after end of treatment
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Data will be collected by reviewing patients medical charts
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1 month after end of treatment
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delay of treatment
Time Frame: 1 month after end of treatment
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Data will be collected by reviewing patients medical charts
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1 month after end of treatment
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Adverse events to treatment
Time Frame: 1 month after end of treatment
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Adverse events will be registered for every cycle of treatment and assessed by an oncologist according to CTC- criteria version 4.0.
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1 month after end of treatment
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time to recurrence
Time Frame: up to 80 months
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Data will be collected by reviewing patients medical charts
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up to 80 months
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Survival
Time Frame: up to 80 months
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Data will be collected by reviewing patients medical charts
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up to 80 months
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Cancer specific mortality
Time Frame: up to 80 months
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Data will be collected by reviewing patients medical charts
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up to 80 months
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Quality of Life prior
Time Frame: at 0 months and after 2 months and at the end of the treatment;e.g. up to 12months.
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Quality of life questionnaires will be filled out by the participants
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at 0 months and after 2 months and at the end of the treatment;e.g. up to 12months.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Cecilia M Lund, MD, Department of Oncology
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Lund CM, Vistisen KK, Olsen AP, Bardal P, Schultz M, Dolin TG, Ronholt F, Johansen JS, Nielsen DL. The effect of geriatric intervention in frail older patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: a randomised trial (GERICO). Br J Cancer. 2021 Jun;124(12):1949-1958. doi: 10.1038/s41416-021-01367-0. Epub 2021 Apr 7.
- Lund CM, Vistisen KK, Dehlendorff C, Ronholt F, Johansen JS, Nielsen DL. The effect of geriatric intervention in frail elderly patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: a randomized trial (GERICO). BMC Cancer. 2017 Jun 28;17(1):448. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3445-8.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- GERICO
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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