Study of a Simplified Geriatric Evaluation Performed by Oncologists Prior to Cancer Treatment by Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy in Subjects Aged 70 Years or Older With Inoperable Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck (ELAN-ONCOVAL)

Gustave Roussy

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Inoperable Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck

Treatments: Other: Geriatric Screening Test G8; Other: Geriatric fragility test GERICO

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03614936

2013/1962 (Other Identifier)

2012-A00888-35

Details and patient eligibility

About

Use by Oncologists of Validated Geriatric Assessment Tools: G8 Screening Test and Certain Tests for Thorough Geriatric Evaluation

Enrollment: 800 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject aged 70 or over
• Carrier of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, locally advanced undergoing treatment by radiotherapy or metastatic / recurrence not accessible to treatment curative locoregional under treatment with chemotherapy.
• Patient likely to be eligible for ELAN-RT or ELAN-FIT or ELAN-UNFIT trials.
• Patients affiliated to a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

• Person deprived of liberty or under guardianship,
• Presence of a neuro-psychological condition, family, social, or geographical, which may hinder the smooth running of the study.
• Patient expressing opposition to participation in this study

Trial design

800 participants in 1 patient group

Inoperable squamous cell cancer of the head and neck

Description:

patients 70 years of age or older with ENT carcinoma

Treatment:

Other: Geriatric Screening Test G8

Other: Geriatric fragility test GERICO