Massive data dive on elderly cancer patients reveals care gaps
NCT ID NCT02501174
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gathered information from nearly 3,000 cancer patients aged 65 and older to learn more about their health, living situations, and the care they receive. No new treatments were tested. The goal was to create a database that helps doctors and researchers better understand and serve this group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,914 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2014
- Finished
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Sep 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients included are patients followed in one of the participating centres and not opposing the use of their medical data.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient seen in consultation of geriatric oncology in one of the participating centres in Nord Pas-de-Calais. * Age ≥ 65 years * Patient having been informed and not opposing the computerized processing of its data. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient having opposed the use of its medical data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Lille
Lille, 59000, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Béthune, 62408, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Boulogne-sur-Mer, 62200, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Dunkirk, 59240, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Tourcoing, 59200, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Valenciennes, 59300, France
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Centre Hospitalier d'Arras
Arras, France
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Centre Hospitalier, Douai
Douai, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, 59020, France
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Centre de cancérologie Les Dentellières
Valenciennes, 59300, France
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Clinique Saint Jean, Roubaix
Roubaix, France
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Hospitalier Le Cateau-Cambresis
Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
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Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul
Lille, 59000, France
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Hôpital Saint-Philibert
Lomme, 59160, France
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Polyclinique de Riaumont
Liévin, 62800, France
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