Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Cancer Colorectal
  • Chemotherapy Effect
  • Prognosis
  • Weight Loss
Type
Observational
Design
Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Studies have suggested that exposure to a greater number of chemotherapeutic agents is associated with better survival in metastatic colorectal cancer. Multiple factors might affect body weight during treatment. Cancer-related symptoms can impair quality of life and appetite. Cachexia syndrome affec...

Studies have suggested that exposure to a greater number of chemotherapeutic agents is associated with better survival in metastatic colorectal cancer. Multiple factors might affect body weight during treatment. Cancer-related symptoms can impair quality of life and appetite. Cachexia syndrome affects around 50% of colon cancer patients and is characterized by cancer-induced catabolism with involuntary weight loss (fat and muscle), patients have increased lipolysis and change in skeletal muscle metabolism, including increased energy expenditure at rest and protein degradation, and decreased protein synthesis. Besides these disease factors, treatment related side effects are common causes of weight loss, such as inability to ingest or digest food effectively due to nausea, vomiting, and malaise. Based on these factors and the hypotheses between tumour control and weight gain, monitoring the serial weight change can have practical value.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT04232748
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Shing Fung Lee, MBBS, M Sc Department of Clinical Oncology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong