Gangdong Kyunghee University Oriental Medicine Hospital recruits participants in a clinical study for elderly cancer patients
Oct 01, 2024
The team led by Professor Yoon Seong-woo of the Oriental Cancer Clinic of Gangdong Kyunghee University Oriental Medicine (Director Jung Hee-jae) will recruit applicants to participate in clinical research on improving the quality of life through oriental cancer treatment for elderly cancer patients.
This clinical study is conducted to prospectively investigate the health-related quality of life and safety of oriental medical treatment for elderly cancer patients over 65 years of age. Participants will conduct a questionnaire related to quality of life and aging in an actual medical environment.
Among patients diagnosed with solid cancer histologically or radiology, the subjects of the study are patients with life expectancy of more than 3 months, oral diet, and a daily life performance score (ECOG) of less than 3 points, living more than 50% in bed, but more than taking care of themselves. Diseases other than cancer, such as dementia and cerebrovascular disease, have a significant impact on physical function or if the liver function level is more than three times the upper limit of normal within three months, except for those who have received cancer-related oriental medical treatment within two weeks.
Cancer patients aged 65 or older account for more than 70% of all cancer patients, but because old age and comorbidities have vulnerabilities such as decreased organ and immune function and decreased muscle mass, complications and side effects of standard cancer treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy increase, and the quality of life decreases significantly, resulting in negative consequences such as extended hospitalization days and increased mortality.
Due to these characteristics, the quality of life of elderly cancer patients has recently emerged as an important treatment goal. Based on the advantage of providing individualized treatment for elderly cancer patients, oriental medicine palliative treatment has been shown to alleviate cancer-related symptoms and side effects of standard treatment, improve the quality of life, and extend the survival period.
Participants in the clinical study receive patient-tailored oriental cancer treatment in the same medical environment, visit once a week for a total of four weeks to check for adverse reactions, and fill out free medical history surveys, quality of life, and symptoms. All subjects participating in the study will be paid a small transportation fee for the convenience of participating in the study and visiting.
For more information, call the Oriental Cancer Clinic of the Oriental Medicine Department of Gangdong Kyunghee University Oriental Medicine.
This clinical study is conducted to prospectively investigate the health-related quality of life and safety of oriental medical treatment for elderly cancer patients over 65 years of age. Participants will conduct a questionnaire related to quality of life and aging in an actual medical environment.
Among patients diagnosed with solid cancer histologically or radiology, the subjects of the study are patients with life expectancy of more than 3 months, oral diet, and a daily life performance score (ECOG) of less than 3 points, living more than 50% in bed, but more than taking care of themselves. Diseases other than cancer, such as dementia and cerebrovascular disease, have a significant impact on physical function or if the liver function level is more than three times the upper limit of normal within three months, except for those who have received cancer-related oriental medical treatment within two weeks.
Cancer patients aged 65 or older account for more than 70% of all cancer patients, but because old age and comorbidities have vulnerabilities such as decreased organ and immune function and decreased muscle mass, complications and side effects of standard cancer treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy increase, and the quality of life decreases significantly, resulting in negative consequences such as extended hospitalization days and increased mortality.
Due to these characteristics, the quality of life of elderly cancer patients has recently emerged as an important treatment goal. Based on the advantage of providing individualized treatment for elderly cancer patients, oriental medicine palliative treatment has been shown to alleviate cancer-related symptoms and side effects of standard treatment, improve the quality of life, and extend the survival period.
Participants in the clinical study receive patient-tailored oriental cancer treatment in the same medical environment, visit once a week for a total of four weeks to check for adverse reactions, and fill out free medical history surveys, quality of life, and symptoms. All subjects participating in the study will be paid a small transportation fee for the convenience of participating in the study and visiting.
For more information, call the Oriental Cancer Clinic of the Oriental Medicine Department of Gangdong Kyunghee University Oriental Medicine.
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