Clinical trial · Observational
Aggressiveness of Care at the End of Life in Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Cancer is the commonest cause of death in Singapore, and many cancer deaths occur in hospital. Management of cancer patients is getting more complex with constant development of new drugs, interventional procedures and supportive measures. Despite this, the majority of advanced cancer patients will die from their disease or related complications. There is a lack of data on the utilisation of health resources in advanced cancer patients in this country. In this study the investigators ask themselves how aggressive care was in the last 3 months of the patient's life. The investigators will be collecting data on specific cancer treatments, interventional procedures, and supportive measures.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To describe the trends in the aggressiveness of care for advanced cancer patients near the end of life.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
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Inclusion Criteria: * Advanced cancer patients who passed away as an inpatient in NUH, under the department of Haematology Oncology. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with haematologic malignancies.
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDBraga S, Miranda A, Fonseca R, Passos-Coelho JL, Fernandes A, Costa JD, Moreira A. The aggressiveness of cancer care in the last three months of life: a retrospective single centre analysis. Psychooncology. 2007 Sep;16(9):863-8. doi: 10.1002/pon.1140. PMID 17245696
- BACKGROUNDCintron A, Hamel MB, Davis RB, Burns RB, Phillips RS, McCarthy EP. Hospitalization of hospice patients with cancer. J Palliat Med. 2003 Oct;6(5):757-68. doi: 10.1089/109662103322515266. PMID 14622455