Simple senior health quiz may predict chemo dangers
NCT ID NCT02517034
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special health assessment for older adults with cancer can help doctors predict and reduce serious side effects from chemotherapy. About 600 patients with solid tumors will be evaluated before starting treatment. The goal is to improve care and quality of life for older cancer patients.
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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 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2015
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a solid tumor malignancy (any stage) * Scheduled to start a new chemotherapy regimen (any line, combination cytotoxic chemotherapy with targeted agents are allowed) * English, Spanish, and/or Chinese speaking * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Not fluent in English, Spanish and/or Chinese (because not all questionnaires have been validated in other languages)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Antelope Valley
Lancaster, California, 93534, United States
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City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga, California, 91730, United States
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City of Hope South Pasadena
South Pasadena, California, 91030, United States
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City of Hope West Covina
West Covina, California, 91790, United States
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