Abstract
Approximately 60% of cancer incidence and 70% of cancer mortality occurs in individuals older than 65 years. The optimal approach to cancer therapy in older adults is often unclear. Historically, advanced age has been an exclusion criterion in clinical cancer trials, and older adults have been consistently underrepresented. As a result, there is a lack of information about treatment efficacy and tolerability in this population.
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is one of the most useful tools for the oncologist to make decisions related to older patients diagnosed with cancer. This tool has proved to be very useful to detect many deficits, tolerance to chemotherapy and survival in such patients. In this review, we analyze the role of CGA in decision making in geriatric oncology.
Keywords: Cancer, chemotherapy, cognitive status, comorbidity, comprehensive geriatric assessment, depression, frailty, functional status, geriatric syndromes, instrumental activities of daily live, making decisions, multidisciplinary assessment, older, quality of life, vulnerability.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Tools For Decision-Making In Older Cancer Patients. Role Of The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Volume: 14 Issue: 5
Author(s): M.J. Molina-Garrido, C. Guillen-Ponce, C. Sanchez Castellano, B. Montero Errasquin, A. Mora-Rufete and A.J. Cruz-Jentoft
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Keywords: Cancer, chemotherapy, cognitive status, comorbidity, comprehensive geriatric assessment, depression, frailty, functional status, geriatric syndromes, instrumental activities of daily live, making decisions, multidisciplinary assessment, older, quality of life, vulnerability.
Abstract: Approximately 60% of cancer incidence and 70% of cancer mortality occurs in individuals older than 65 years. The optimal approach to cancer therapy in older adults is often unclear. Historically, advanced age has been an exclusion criterion in clinical cancer trials, and older adults have been consistently underrepresented. As a result, there is a lack of information about treatment efficacy and tolerability in this population.
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is one of the most useful tools for the oncologist to make decisions related to older patients diagnosed with cancer. This tool has proved to be very useful to detect many deficits, tolerance to chemotherapy and survival in such patients. In this review, we analyze the role of CGA in decision making in geriatric oncology.
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Molina-Garrido M.J., Guillen-Ponce C., Castellano Sanchez C., Errasquin Montero B., Mora-Rufete A. and Cruz-Jentoft A.J., Tools For Decision-Making In Older Cancer Patients. Role Of The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520614999140416143258
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520614999140416143258 |
Print ISSN 1871-5206 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5992 |
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