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

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.

NCT Number	NCT07490106
Lead Sponsor	Centre Oscar Lambret
Conditions	Cancer, Sarcoma Metastatic, Gynaecologic Cancer, Digestive Cancers, ENT Cancer, Metastatic Cancer or Locally Advanced
Enrollment	493 participants
Start Date	2026-04
Primary Completion	2031-04 (estimated)
Study Completion	2031-04 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-24