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Elderly Cancer PatIents, Safety and qualiTy of Life Under immunOtheraPies
EPITOP-01
Elderly Cancer PatIents Treated for Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma or NSCLC, Safety and qualiTy of Life Under immunOtheraPies: a Phase IV Trial
2 other identifiers
interventional
40
1 country
9
Brief Summary
The co-primary objectives will be to assess the safety and quality of life under treatment.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_4
Started Oct 2019
Longer than P75 for phase_4
9 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 21, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 17, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 16, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 29, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 29, 2024
CompletedJanuary 22, 2026
May 1, 2025
5 years
August 21, 2018
January 20, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Number of participants adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0
Description of adverse events' type, incidence, severity (CTCAE v.5.0), timing, seriousness, and relatedness. This endpoint will be based on the rate of grade ≥ 3 adverse events 18 weeks after treatment initiation, defined as medical assessment of safety including adverse events' type, incidence, severity (graded by the CTCAE\] v. 5.0), timing, seriousness, and relatedness. This will include clinical as well as biological toxicities such as liver and endocrine dysfunctions. All high grade adverse events will be taken into account.
From treatment initiation to 18 weeks after treatment initiation. (up to 24 months)
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and Elderly Cancer Patients module (QLQ - ELD14), combined to compute a total score (between 44 and 128 points)
Quality of life will be evaluated using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-ELD14 questionnaires collected at inclusion and at every treatment cycles during the first 6 weeks, then every 6 weeks until treatment discontinuation. The proportion of patients with a decrease superior or equal to 10% for their global score between baseline and at 24 weeks after treatment initiation will be estimated.
From inclusion until 24 weeks after treatment initiation (up to 24 months)
Secondary Outcomes (6)
geriatric data modifications under treatment
From inclusion until treatment discontinuation (up to 24 months)
compare patients and clinician symptoms reporting
From treatment initiation to 18 weeks after treatment initiation.(up to 24 months)
Progression-free survival
time from treatment beginning to radiological or clinical progression of the disease, or death of any cause. (up to 24 months)
Overall Survival
time from treatment beginning to death of any cause (up to 24 months)
correlation between toxicity and efficacy
time from treatment beginning to radiological or clinical progression of the disease, or death of any cause. (up to 24 months)
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
treatment including immune checkpoint inhibitors
EXPERIMENTALAll patients included in this study will receive approved immune-checkpoint inhibitors therapies, such as CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1 inhibitors.
Interventions
All patients included in this study will receive approved immune-checkpoint inhibitors therapies, such as CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1 inhibitors.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients eligible to start a treatment including immune checkpoint inhibitors (Nivolumab, Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab, and so on…)
- Diagnosis of advanced or metastatic melanoma or NSCLC (All treatment lines will be allowed)
- Age ≥ 70 years
- Having personally signed and dated informed consent
- Patient affiliated to the ''National security'' regimen or beneficiary of this regimen
You may not qualify if:
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy initiated before study enrolment
- Concomitant participation in other investigational clinical trials involving an immune checkpoint inhibitor
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in a context of other solid tumours
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in a context of haematological malignancies
- Being unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol, as assessed by the investigator
- Patient in urgency situation, adult under legal protection, or unable to give his consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Société Francophone d'Onco-Gériatriecollaborator
- Institut Paoli-Calmetteslead
Study Sites (9)
Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille
Marseille, Bouches Du Rhône, 13385, France
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Marseille, Bouches-du Rhône, 13009, France
Institut BERGONIE
Bordeaux, France
CENTRE Francois Baclesse
Caen, France
Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, 21079, France
Institut Du Cancer de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34298, France
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Institut De Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Saint-Herblain, France
IUCT-Oncopole Institut Claudius Rigaud
Toulouse, France
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Renaud Sabatier, MD
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 21, 2018
First Posted
September 17, 2018
Study Start
October 16, 2019
Primary Completion
October 29, 2024
Study Completion
October 29, 2024
Last Updated
January 22, 2026
Record last verified: 2025-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share