Clinical utility of geriatric assessment tools in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Clinical utility of geriatric assessment tools in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer

BackgroundGeriatric 8 (G8) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) are recommended to predict overall survival (OS) or risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) in older cancer patients. However, the clinical utility is relatively unknown in older patients suffering malnutrition with gastroin...

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Main Authors: Ayako Doi, Takuro Mizukami, Hiroyuki Takeda, Kumiko Umemoto, Hiroyuki Arai, Yoshiki Horie, Naoki Izawa, Takashi Ogura, Yu Sunakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
geriatric 8 (G8)
instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
elderly
gastrointestinal cancer (GI cancer)
chemotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1110236/full

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