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Resilience and Equity in Aging, Cancer, and Health (REACH)

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorDana-Farber Cancer Institute
Started2022-01-18
Est. completion2025-12-31
Eligibility
Age70 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT04674267

Summary

The purpose of this multi-phase research study is to understand how consultation of cancer care with a geriatrician can best improve outcomes for older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies.

Eligibility

Age: 70 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are age 70+ at time of initial consult at DF/BWCC
* Diagnosed with a gastrointestinal cancer, including: cancers of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, bile duct, ampulla, colon, rectum, or anus, as well as neuroendocrine tumors.
* Continuing care at DF/BWCC beyond initial consult visit
* English and Spanish-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients less than age 70 at time of initial consultation appointment with DF/BWCC.
* Patients who are not continuing care at DF/BWCC beyond first consult visit.
* Not proficient in English or Spanish
* Patient who are not considered appropriate for enrollment due to complex medical, social, or other situation as determined by their primary oncology team.
* Participants with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Conditions7

CancerColon CancerEsophageal CancerGastric CancerGastrointestinal CancerPancreatic CancerRectal Cancer

Locations1 site

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Nadine J McCleary, MD, MPH877-442-3324NJ_McCleary@dfci.harvard.edu

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