Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer: an external validation of the multidimensional prognostic index in a French prospective cohort study

Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer: an external validation of the multidimensional prognostic index in a French prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Older patients with cancer require specific and individualized management. The 3-group Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) has shown a predictive interest in terms of mortality. The objective of our study was to assess the...

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Main Authors: Evelyne Liuu, Chunyun Hu, Simon Valero, Thomas Brunet, Amelie Jamet, Marie-Laure Bureau, Alberto Pilotto, Pierre-Jean Saulnier, Marc Paccalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Aged
Neoplasms
Mortality
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01692-8

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