The core function of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) is to bring together a group of healthcare
professionals from different fields in order to determine patients' treatment plan. Most of head …

Purpose To update the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) 2005
recommendations on geriatric assessment (GA) in older patients with cancer. Methods SIOG …

Fewer than 1 in 20 adult cancer patients enroll in cancer clinical trials. But although barriers
to trial participation have been the subject of frequent study, the rate of trial participation has …

We conducted a pooled analysis of 869 individual newly diagnosed elderly patient data from
3 prospective trials. At diagnosis, a geriatric assessment had been performed. An additive …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment
process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to …

Based on a systematic literature review, the screening tools task force of SIOG states that
screening tools do not replace geriatric assessment in older cancer patients. However, in a …

Background Geriatric Assessment is an appropriate method for identifying older cancer
patients at risk of life-threatening events during therapy. Yet, it is underused in practice …

Background Development of a geriatric screening tool is necessary to identify elderly cancer
patients who would benefit from comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). We develop …

Aim The aim of this systematic review is to summarise all available data on the effect of a
geriatric evaluation on the multidisciplinary treatment of older cancer patients, focussing on …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is done to detect vulnerability in elderly patients
with cancer so that treatment can be adjusted accordingly; however, this process is time …