Geriatric Oncology Care in Brazil: Remote Geriatric Assessment-Driven Interventions With Supportive Care

Launched by CRISTIANE DECAT BERGEROT, PHD · Jul 16, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a telehealth-delivered, geriatric assessment-guided intervention (GAIN-S) in improving health outcomes for older adults with solid tumors who are initiating a new systemic cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and/or tyrosine kinase inhibitors) in Brazil.

The intervention is adapted from the Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network (GAIN) model and integrates multidisciplinary supportive care services delivered remotely. The study is conducted across 14 oncology practices, includin...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 65 years or older at time of enrollment
• • Diagnosed with a solid tumor cancer of any stage
• • Scheduled to start a new systemic cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and/or tyrosine kinase inhibitors)
• • Able to provide written informed consent
• • Physician approval for participation
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures, including telehealth visits
• • Cognitive or other impairments precluding participation as determined by the investigator
• • Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would make the patient unsuitable for the study or interfere with study assessments