Benefits of Early Collaboration Between Oncologists and Palliative Care Physicians in Cases of Unplanned Hospitalization for Patients With Metastatic Cancer

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Conditions studied: Cancer, Sarcoma Metastatic, Gynaecologic Cancer, Digestive Cancers, ENT Cancer, Metastatic Cancer or Locally Advanced

In brief

This is a multicenter, national, interventional, cluster-randomized study, "stepped wedge" design. This study includes patients with metastatic or locally advanced digestive, gynecological, ENT, or sarcoma cancer, currently undergoing systemic palliative treatment and hospitalized on an unscheduled basis. The study will aim to evaluate the impact of early palliative care implementation for patients with metastatic or advanced cancer identified during an unplanned hospitalization.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07490106
Run by: Centre Oscar Lambret
People needed: 493
Starts: 2026-04-01
Expected to finish: 2031-04-01
Last updated by the study team: 2026-03-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Subjects aged 18 years and older;
Diagnosed with metastatic or locally advanced digestive, gynecological, ENT, or sarcoma cancer;
Currently undergoing systemic palliative treatment (no prospect of cure);
Hospitalized on an unscheduled basis (i.e., unplanned hospitalization for scheduled oncology treatments);
Patient covered by the French social security system;
Informed consent, written and signed.

You may not qualify if…

PS (WHO) = 4;
Patient receiving end-of-life care;
Patient opposed to the use of medical data for research purposes;
Person deprived of liberty or under guardianship;
Inability to undergo medical monitoring for the trial for geographical, social, or psychological reasons.

Where it is running

Centre Oscar Lambret — Lille, France

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