Clinical trials: Aged 70 or Older
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Gleevec and Weekly Paclitaxel in Patients Aged 70 or Older With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of combining Gleevec (imatinib mesylate), a PDGFR antagonist, with front-line, single-agent paclitaxel in a cohort of elderly patients with advanced, non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- 6137p (NCT01011075)
- Testing
- Imatinib mesylate, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance
Dyslipidemia Associated With Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Moderate-intensity Statin vs. Individualized LDL-C Target-based Therapy in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (iTARGET-Elderly Study)
Statins are the cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
- Trial name
- NCT07359105
- Testing
- Moderate-intensity statin monotherapy, Ezetimibe or ezetimibe-statin combination therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 2,186 people
- Sponsor
- Sin Gon Kim
Rectal Cancer, Breast Cancer
Computer-Based Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Oncology for Individuals 70 or Older With Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Older individuals account for one-third of new cancer cases and cancer-related deaths in the United States. Older individuals are more susceptible to having a decrease in physical and mental function following chemotherapy…
- Conditions
- Rectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00973440
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Colon Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in the Adjuvant or Metastatic Setting, Aged 70 or Older
MOST: Mediterranean Oncology Senior Tests
MOST is a longitudinal study whose aim is to test the hypothesis that frailty markers are better at detecting vulnerable patients and that they are a better "Adverse Events" predictive tool than the CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric…
- Trial name
- MOST (NCT02148731)
- Testing
- Frailty markers
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Association Sud pour la Recherche en Oncogériatrie
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD), Cognitive Change
Early Cognitive Changes After Same-day Discharge Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
The goal of this observational study is to explore early cognitive changes in patients aged 70 years or older undergoing same-day discharge after hip or knee replacement surgery.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD), Cognitive Change, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT07598552
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Pancreatic Metastatic Cancer, Toxicity
Efficacy and Tolerance Evaluation in FOLFIRINOX Dose Adjusted in Elderly Patients With a Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Metastatic pancreatic carcinomas represent the 5th cause of cancer death in France (#8000 per year). The median age at diagnosis is 69 and 74 in male and female respectively.
- Trial name
- PAMELA70 (NCT02143219)
- Testing
- Oxaliplatine, Folinic acid, Irinotecan
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hydrocephalus
Quality of Life in Elderly After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
In all the Western populations, the annual incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) increase with age. In patients older than 70 years, the occurrence of SAH exposes them to high risk of morbidity and a poor quality of life.
- Conditions
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Vasospasm
- Trial name
- FASHE (NCT00692744)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Radiotherapy Plus Xevinapant in Older Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, triple blind, phase II study to determine the efficacy and safety of xevinapant with radiotherapy in older patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell…
- Trial name
- RAVINA (NCT05724602)
- Testing
- Xevinapant
- Where
- 26 sites in Belgium, France and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Vitamin D Deficiency
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of an Investigational Drug in Elderly Subjects With Low Vitamin D Levels (0822A-009)
This study will assess the effectiveness of an investigational drug in elderly subjects with low vitamin D levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00242476
- Testing
- MK0822A
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lung Cancer
Docetaxel in Treating Older Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00227708
- Testing
- docetaxel, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 9 sites in France, Switzerland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Toxicity
Geriatric Assessment Intervention for Reducing Toxicity in Older Patients With Advanced Cancer
This cluster randomized clinical trial compares a geriatric assessment intervention with usual care for reducing cancer treatment toxicity in older patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Adult Solid Neoplasm, Toxicity, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT02054741
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Survey Administration
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
Estrogen Receptor and/or Progesterone Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative
Ribociclib and Aromatase Inhibitor in Treating Older Participants With Hormone Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase IIA trial studies the side effects of ribociclib and aromatase inhibitor and how well they work in treating participants with hormone receptor positive breast cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor and/or Progesterone Receptor Positive, HER2/Neu Negative, Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT03477396
- Testing
- Aromatase Inhibitor, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacokinetic Study
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
SARS-CoV 2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 and Loss of Autonomy in the Elderly
In most diseases, older people have less typical symptomatology than that described for younger people. The investigators therefore hypothesize that within the framework of coronavirus disease 19, the clinical pictures in the…
- Trial name
- CovAged (NCT04414319)
- Where
- 5 sites in France, Guadeloupe and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Center of Martinique
Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
S0028, Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Cancer of the Urinary Tract
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Urethral Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00022633
- Testing
- gemcitabine hydrochloride, paclitaxel
- Where
- 92 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This study will compare the efficacy and safety of Tarceva (erlotinib) and vinorelbine in chemo-naive elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01196078
- Testing
- erlotinib [Tarceva], vinorelbine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy in Treating Older Women Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery.
- Trial name
- GERICO03 (NCT00104702)
- Testing
- adjuvant therapy, conventional surgery, radiation therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0)
S0432 Tipifarnib in Treating Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This randomized phase II trial is studying 4 different tipifarnib regimens to compare how well they work in treating older patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
- Conditions
- Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7), Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0), Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a), Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b)
- Trial name
- NCT00093418
- Testing
- tipifarnib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2/Neu Negative
Testing the Effects of Palbociclib and Fulvestrant or Letrozole for Patients 70 Years of Age of Older With Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well palbociclib and letrozole or fulvestrant works in treating patients aged 70 years and older with estrogen receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer that has spread to…
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer, HER2/Neu Negative, Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT03633331
- Testing
- Palbociclib, Letrozole, Fulvestrant
- Where
- 447 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Moderate or Severe Aortic Stenosis
Sparrow App Guided Evaluation (SAGE) Vanguard Trial for Aortic Stenosis in Adults Aged Seventy and Older
The purpose of this research is to look at an approved intervention (Stethophone application) to obtain additional information about improving detection of moderate or severe aortic stenosis when compared with usual standard of…
- Trial name
- SAGE-AS (NCT07828730)
- Testing
- Stethophone
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Testing the Effects of MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) With or Without the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Patients 70 Years of Age and Older With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This study evaluates the side effects of pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy in treating patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) and may have spread…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Lung Adenocarcinoma, Recurrent Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04533451
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed, Carboplatin
- Where
- 505 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology