Elderly cancer patients may benefit from geriatric support
NCT ID NCT02704832
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether a special care plan led by a geriatrician and a nurse could improve survival and quality of life for older adults (70+) with advanced cancer. 792 patients with breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, bladder, ovarian cancer, or lymphoma took part. The approach was compared to usual cancer care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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792 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2016
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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70 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient older 70 years and older 2. Performance status 0 to 3 (WHO) 3. G8 and QLQ-C30 questionnaires 'score are available 4. No previous geriatric evaluation during cancer treatment 5. Locally advanced or metastatic disease : 1. 1st line medical treatment : * Breast cancer : locally advanced or metastatic disease, hormone-resistant and Her2 negative, * Colon and rectum : metastatic (unresectable metastasis), * Prostate cancer : metastatic and refractory to hormonal castration, * Bladder cancer : locally advanced or metastatic, * Ovarian cancer : advanced stage (IIb to IV), * Lung cancer : metastatic non-small cell, * Lymphomas (indolent and aggressive) 2. Or 2nd line medical treatment : * Breast cancer : locally advanced or metastatic disease, hormone-resistant and Her2 negative, * Colon and rectum : metastatic (unresectable metastasis), * Prostate cancer : metastatic and refractory to hormonal castration, * Ovarian cancer : advanced stage (IIb to IV), * Lymphomas (indolent and aggressive) 6. Life expectancy over 6 months 7. Signed informed consent 8. Patients with a French social security in compliance with the French law relating to biomedical research (Article L.1121-11 of French Public Health Code). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient who already received 2 medical treatment lines 2. Exclusive 1st or 2nd treatment lines of : * Hormonotherapy (except for prostate cancer : abiteratone acetate is allowed), * Surgery, * Radiotherapy, 3. "Best supportive care" treatment 4. Patient unable to understand quality of life questionnaire 5. Patient unable to follow and comply with the study procedures because of any geographical, social or psychological reasons. 6. Patient placed under guardianship 7. Planned concomitant participation to another medical interventional trial during the 12 months following the inclusion in the randomized study PREPARE 8. Previous enrolment in the present study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94000, France
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AP-HP Hôpital Saint Louis
Paris, 75010, France
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33600, France
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Centre CARIO - HPCA
Pleurin Sur Mer, 22190, France
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Centre Catherine de Sienne
Nantes, 44202, France
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Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes, 35042, France
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, 21079, France
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Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Pringy, 74374, France
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Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Castres Mazamet
Castres, 81108, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille
Quimper, 29107, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
Créteil, 94010, France
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Centre Hospitalier Métropôle Savoie Chambéry
Chambéry, 73011, France
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Centre Hospitalier Privé de Saint Grégoire
Saint-Grégoire, 35760, France
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Centre Hospitalier René Dubos
Pontoise, 95300, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen
Caen, 14033, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 38043, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique
Fort de France, 97261, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
Saint-Herblain, 44800, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
Poitiers, 86000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
Rennes, 35033, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen
Rouen, 76031, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours
Tours, 37170, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais
Beauvais, 60021, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Chinon
Chinon, 37500, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Dax
Dax, 40107, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Mont de Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan, 40000, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Pau
Pau, 64046, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Malo
St-Malo, 35403, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing
Tourcoing, 59208, France
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Centre Jean Godinot
Reims, 51726, France
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Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France
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Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, 69373, France
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Clinique Anne d'Artois
Béthune, 62400, France
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Clinique Mutualiste Eugène André
Lyon, 69003, France
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GHPSO Senlis Creil Picardie
Senlis, 60300, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Hôpital Saint Joseph Saint Luc
Lyon, 69007, France
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Infirmerie Protestante de Lyon
Caluire-et-Cuire, 69300, France
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Institut Bergonié Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, 13273, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
Nancy, 54519, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Angers, France
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Polyclinique Francheville
Périgueux, 24000, France
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