The FITNESS study: longitudinal geriatric assessment, treatment toxicity, and biospecimen collection to assess functional disability among older adults with lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older adults with chronic disease prioritize functional independence. We aimed to describe the feasibility of capturing functional disability and treatment toxicity among older adults with lung cancer using a longitudinal comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and molecular biomarkers of aging.

Methods

This prospective study included adults ≥60 years with any newly diagnosed non-small-cell lung cancer. Participants were recruited from central Ohio (2018-2020). Study assessments included the Cancer and Aging Research Group CGA (CARG-CGA), short physical performance battery (SPPB), and the blessed orientation-memory concentration (BOMC) test at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs (IADLs), quality of life (QoL, P

SUBMITTER: Grogan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11190321 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature