The researchers are doing this study to see whether geriatric co-management or geriatric guided supportive care are good approaches for managing side effects in older patients who have head and neck cancer and are receiving chemoradiation therapy. This study will provide valuable information about different ways to manage side effects in older patients receiving chemoradiation therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Geriatric co-management involves a consultation with a geriatrician prior to initiating head and neck radiation and chemotherapy.
Geriatric guided supportive care will be carried out by oncologists. After the patient completes the eRFA, an automated report is generated that identifies the patient's geriatric deficits.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
proportion of patients with hospital admission (geriatric co-management arm)
The proportion of patients hospitalized during the course of chemoradiation either at MSKCC or an outside hospital will be assessed for each arm.
Time frame: 2 years
proportion of patients with hospital admission (geriatric guided supportive care arm)
The proportion of patients hospitalized during the course of chemoradiation either at MSKCC or an outside hospital will be assessed for each arm.
Time frame: 2 years
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Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States