Tokyo, April 15 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061260) titled 'Observational study to identify predictors of quality of life deterioration following cancer pharmacotherapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancer' on April 15.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Condition: Condition - Gastrointestinal cancers (including gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and biliary tract cancer) Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to identify predictors of quality of life deterioration following cancer pharmacotherapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancer by using pre-treatment assessments, including geriatric assessment, body composition analysis, and aging-related blood biomarkers. Basic objectives2 - Safety

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Patients who meet all of the following criteria will be included:

1.Diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer (esophageal, gastric, colorectal, hepatic, biliary tract, or pancreatic cancer) 2.Scheduled to initiate cancer pharmacotherapy 3.Provided written informed consent for participation in this study (informed consent will be obtained as described in Section 7.1) 4.Aged 18 years or older Key exclusion criteria - Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded:

1.Patients from whom written informed consent could not be obtained (for the retrospective chart review, patients who have expressed refusal for the use of their information in this study, either by themselves or via a proxy) 2.Patients deemed inappropriate for inclusion in the study by the treating physician Target Size - 200

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 05 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070100

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