A Nutritional Management Algorithm in Older Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Status:	Recruiting
Conditions:	Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:	Oncology
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	65 - Any
Updated:	1/20/2019
Start Date:	December 23, 2013
End Date:	December 2019
Contact:	Elizabeth Won, MD
Phone:	646-888-5113

Patients with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer often have weight loss,
swallowing problems, and poor appetite. This may affect their ability to tolerate cancer
treatment.

The purpose of this study is to see if the researchers can apply a set of nutrition
guidelines designed specifically for patients with cancer who are older than 65 years of age.
The questions will allow them to assess the nutritional status and make appropriate
referrals. If the patients are having swallowing problems or losing weight, the researchers
want to address the nutritional problems early in the course of their treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must be ≥ age of 65; no maximum age limit.

- Patients who will receive induction chemotherapy followed by combined
chemoradiotherapy at MSKCC for localized stage I-III esophageal or gastroesophageal
junction cancer.

- Patients can receive chemoradiotherapy preoperatively prior to surgical resection or
as definitive/primary chemoradiotherapy.

- Patients can be KPS ≥60, as long as primary provider feels that patient is candidate
for combined modality chemoradiotherapy

- Be able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Enrolled on a phase I trial

- Patients with a feeding tube previously placed.

- Not English-speaking

We found this trial at

sites

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1275 York Ave
New York, New York 10021

(212) 639-2000