External validation of the first prognostic nomogram for older adults with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The geriatric oncology population tends to be complex because of multimorbidity, functional and cognitive decline, malnutrition and social frailty. Prognostic indices for predicting survival of elderly cancer patients to guide treatment remain scarce. A nomogram based on all domains of the geriatric assessment was previously developed at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) to predict overall survival (OS) in elderly cancer patients. This nomogram comprised of six variables (age, eastern cooperative oncology group performance status, disease stage, geriatric depression scale (GDS), DETERMINE nutritional index and serum albumin).

Objectives

To externally validate the NCCS prognostic nomogram.

Design

This is a prospective cohort study.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Tay YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10541742 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature