Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine how the STRONG intervention compares with usual care for reducing malnutrition among gastroesophageal cancer patients.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be 18 years of age or older
• Participants must have locally advanced or metastatic gastroesophageal cancer (GEC)
• Participants must plan to initiate chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy with a plan to have surgery or definitive treatment follow up at Moffitt
• Participants must be able to speak and read Spanish and/or English
• Participants must be able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants have a documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorder that would interfere with study participation (e.g. severe dementia)
• Use of feeding tubes at the time of study enrollment