What this means
This study is still recruiting people and has not reported results yet. It aims to learn how a geriatrician, a doctor for older adults, can best help cancer care.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including Massachusetts
The science
- Registered title
- Resilience and Equity in Aging, Cancer, and Health (REACH)
- Trial ID
- NCT04674267 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Colon Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer
- What is tested
- Phase 2 Intervention - Geriatric Co-Management
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Dec 19, 2020 · updated Sep 10, 2026
Registry summary
The purpose of this multi-phase research study is to understand how consultation of cancer care with a geriatrician can best improve outcomes for older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies.
Sites (1)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States