Geriatric assessment for the practicing clinician: The why, what, and how

A Magnuson, KP Loh, F Stauffer, W Dale… - CA: A Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Older adults with cancer heterogeneously experience health care, treatment, and symptoms.
Geriatric assessment (GA) offers a comprehensive evaluation of an older individual's health …

Effectiveness of geriatric assessment and management in older cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MR Anwar, ST Yeretzian, AP Ayala… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Frailty and multimorbidity among older cancer patients affect treatment
tolerance and efficacy. Comprehensive geriatric assessment and management is …

Integrated Geriatric Assessment and Treatment Effectiveness (INTEGERATE) in older people with cancer starting systemic anticancer treatment in Australia: a …

WK Soo, MT King, A Pope, P Parente… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in improving
health outcomes in cancer settings is unclear. We evaluated whether CGA can improve …

Association between age and survival trends in advanced non–small cell lung cancer after adoption of immunotherapy

T Voruganti, PR Soulos, R Mamtani, CJ Presley… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has transformed the care
of advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although clinical trials suggest …

Patient‐reported geriatric assessment‐based frailty index among older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies

S Giri, M Al‐Obaidi, C Harmon, D Clark… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Older adults with cancer are at increased risk of treatment‐related toxicities and
excess mortality. We evaluated whether a patient‐reported geriatric assessment (GA) based …

Management of older adults with colorectal cancer: the role of geriatric assessment

AA Ozluk, D Outlaw, M Akce, ME Fowler… - Clinical Colorectal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Older adults share a growing burden of cancer morbidity and mortality. This is present
across the spectrum of oncologic diagnoses and is particularly true with colorectal cancer …

Integrating geriatric assessment measures into National Cancer Institute clinical trials

A Magnuson, N Van der Walde, JM McKoy… - JNCI …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
To improve the care of older adults with cancer, the traditional approach to clinical trial
design needs to be reconsidered. Older adults are underrepresented in clinical trials with …

Functional decline in the cancer patient: a review

J Muhandiramge, SG Orchard, ET Warner… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Older patients with cancer are more likely to experience a deterioration in
their functional status than are their similar-aged, cancer-free counterparts. Such functional …

Exploring cost-effectiveness of the comprehensive geriatric assessment in geriatric oncology: a narrative review

S Zuccarino, F Monacelli, R Antognoli, A Nencioni… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is a multidimensional and
multidisciplinary evaluation designed for elderly patients with the goal of structuring tailored …

Cost-utility analysis of geriatric assessment and management in older adults with cancer: economic evaluation within 5C trial

Y Sahakyan, Q Li, SMH Alibhai, M Puts… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Geriatric assessment (GA) is a guideline-recommended approach to optimize
cancer management in older adults. We conducted a cost-utility analysis alongside the 5C …