Elderly lymphoma patients may benefit from Geriatric-Guided support
NCT ID NCT07476105
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding geriatric-guided care—including nutritional and physical therapy support—improves quality of life for elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. About 170 patients aged 70 and older who are unfit or frail will receive either this extra support or standard care alongside their chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the personalized approach helps them tolerate treatment better and feel better overall.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Geriatric-guided supportive care (structured geriatric consultation, nutritional and physiotherapy evaluation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve quality of life and treatment tolerance for elderly lymphoma patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-randomized trial with only 170 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is supportive, not a direct treatment for the cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
- Ages
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70 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: 1. Diagnosis of DLBCL or Follicular Lymphoma (FL) grade IIIB. 2. Age ≥ 70 years. 3. UNFIT or FRAIL status according to sGA evaluated by the onco-hematologist at baseline. 4. Patients eligible to a curative intent standard first line chemoimmunotherapy. 5. Ability to understand and willingness to comply with study procedures. 6. Signature of a written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients not meeting at least one of the inclusion criteria listed above. 2. Refuse to sign a written informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
24 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O.R.N. S. Giuseppe Moscati - S.C. Ematologia e Trapianto emopoietico
Avellino, Italy
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A.O.U. Careggi - S.O.D. Ematologia
Florence, Italy
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A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - S.C. Ematologia
Torino, Italy
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A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - S.C. Ematologia U
Torino, Italy
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A.O.U. Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" - U.O.C. Ematologia
Palermo, Italy
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A.O.U. Senese - U.O.C. Ematologia
Siena, Italy
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A.O.U.I. di Verona - U.O.C. Ematologia
Verona, Italy
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A.R.N.A.S. "Brotzu" P.O. Businco - S.C. Ematologia e TMO
Cagliari, Italy
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A.S.L. Teramo Osp. "Giuseppe Mazzini" - U.O.S. Ematologia
Teramo, Italy
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A.S.S.T. Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda - S.C. Ematologia
Milan, Italy
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A.S.S.T. Spedali Civili - S.C. Ematologia
Brescia, Italy
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A.S.U. Friuli Centrale - Clinica Ematologica
Udine, Italy
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A.U.S.L. I.R.C.C.S. Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova - S.C. Ematologia
Reggio Emilia, Italy
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A.U.S.L. di Piacenza Osp. Guglielmo da Saliceto - U.O.C. Ematologia e Centro Trapianti
Piacenza, Italy
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A.U.S.L. di Ravenna Osp. S. Maria delle Croci - U.O.C. Ematologia
Ravenna, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche - S.O.D. Clinica Ematologica
Ancona, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma - S.C. Ematologia e C.T.M.O.
Parma, Italy
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Azienda USL Toscana Centro - SOS Oncoematologia
Prato, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico - U.O.C. Ematologia e trapianto di cellule staminali
Roma, Italy
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I.R.C.C.S. Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - S.O.C. Oncologia medica e dei tumori immuno-correlati
Aviano, Italy
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I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - S.C. Ematologia
Milan, Italy
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I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione San Gerardo dei Tintori - S.C. Ematologia
Monza, Italy
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I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Oncologico Veneto - U.O.C. Oncologia 1
Padova, Italy
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I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II - U.O.C. Ematologia
Bari, Italy
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