A Prospective Study of Physical Function in Adults Who Receive Systemic Therapy for Stage I-III Gastroesophageal Cancer, FAST-GO Study

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

About this trial

This study evaluates how the treatment for gastroesophageal cancer affects physical function in patients who receive chemotherapy as part of their treatment for gastroesophageal cancer.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

* Adults ≥ 18 years old at the start of study treatment.

New diagnosis of early-stage (Stage I, II, III) esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, or gastric adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or poorly differentiated carcinoma.

Plan to start systemic therapy for resectable or potentially resectable disease.

Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Disqualifiers

* Patients with stage I disease with plans to undergo endoscopic resection or surgery alone without perioperative systemic therapy.

Metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis.

Patients who are unable to provide informed consent.

Any condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Non-Interventional Study

Treatment groups

72 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborator