Relevance of a systematic geriatric screening and assessment in older patients with cancer: results of a prospective multicentric study
Cindy Kenis,Dominique Bron,Yves Libert,L. Decoster,K. Van Puyvelde,Pierre Scalliet,P Cornette,Thierry Pepersack,Sylvie Luce,Christine Langenaeken,Marika Rasschaert,Sophie Allepaerts,R.E.N. van Rijswijk,Koen Milisen,Johan Flamaing,Jean-Pierre Lobelle,Hans Wildiers +16 more
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Geriatric screening and assessment in older patients with cancer is feasible at large scale and has a significant impact on the detection of unknown geriatric problems, leading to geriatric interventions and adapted treatment.About:
This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2013-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 301 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mass screening.read more
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the geriatric 8 screening tool in Chinese hospitalized older adults with cancer.
Qianqian Zhang,Li Wang,Shuping Zhang,Biyue Hu,Qingfeng Li,Yulin Yang,Wanxia Wang,Tongtong Yin,Shi Ying Yu,Qilian Zhou,Yu Kuan Tang +10 more
TL;DR: The content validity index of the C-G8 was 0.8∼1 at the item level and 0.975 at the scale level as mentioned in this paper and the convergent validity was tested by correlating it with the FRAIL scale (r=-0.592, P<0.001).
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Safety and Efficacy of a First-Line Chemotherapy Tailored by G8 Score in Elderly Metastatic or Locally Advanced Gastric and Gastro-Esophageal Cancer Patients: A Real-World Analysis
Ina Valeria Zurlo,Carmelo Pozzo,Antonia Strippoli,S. Mignogna,Michele Basso,Raffaella Vivolo,Giovanni Trovato,Michele Ciaburri,Franco Morelli,Emilio Bria,Silvana Leo,Giampaolo Tortora +11 more
TL;DR: G8 score might be an accurate tool to identify elderly GC/GEC patients who can be safely treated with CT, further recognizing patients who could receive a doublet CT and who may require a single agent chemotherapy or a baseline dose reduction.
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Diagnostyka i leczenie raka stercza u mężczyzn w podeszłym wieku
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Personalized Treatment of Gynecological Cancer According to Age and Symptom Benefit
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