Correlation of the Geriatric Assessment with Overall Survival in Older Patients with Cancer

Global guidelines recommend that all older patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy should undergo a geriatric assessment. However, utilisation of the geriatric assessment is often constrained by its time-intensive nature, which limits its adoption in settings with limited resources and high demand. There is a lack of evidence correlating the results of the geriatric assessment with survival from the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to assess the impact of the geriatric assessment on survival in older Indian patients with cancer and to identify the factors associated with survival in these older patients.

Source: Clinical Oncology - November 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A.R. Rao, V. Noronha, A. Ramaswamy, A. Kumar, A. Pillai, S. Gattani, A. Sehgal, S. Kumar, R. Castelino, R. Dhekle, J. Krishnamurthy, S. Mahajan, A. Daptardar, L. Sonkusare, J. Deodhar, N. Ansari, M. Vagal, P. Mahajan, S. Timmanpyati, M. Nookala, A. Chitre Tags: Original Article Source Type: research