New study tracks physical decline during cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT07517211
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will follow 72 adults with early-stage gastroesophageal cancer to see how their physical function changes during chemotherapy. Participants will have their physical abilities measured at several points over six months. The goal is to understand which patients are at risk for losing function, so doctors can better support them during treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 with early stage esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, or gastric cancer who plan to start systemic therapy.
- Ages
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18 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: * \* Adults ≥ 18 years old at the start of study treatment. * New diagnosis of early-stage (Stage I, II, III) esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, or gastric adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or poorly differentiated carcinoma. * Plan to start systemic therapy for resectable or potentially resectable disease. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * \* Patients with stage I disease with plans to undergo endoscopic resection or surgery alone without perioperative systemic therapy. * Metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. * Patients who are unable to provide informed consent. * Any condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures. * Currently participating in another intervention research study seeking to improve functional status, alleviate frailty, increase muscle strength, or improve cognitive function.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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