Screening for vulnerability in older cancer patients: the ONCODAGE Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

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, mainly because it is time- and resource-consuming. This study aims to identify the best screening tool to identify older cancer patients requiring geriatric assessment by comparing the performance of two short assessment tools the G8 and the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13).

Patients and methods

The diagnostic accuracy of the G8 and the (VES-13) were evaluated in a prospective cohort study of 1674 cancer patients accrued before treatment in 23 health care facilities. 1435 were eligible and evaluable. Outcome measures were multidimensional geriatric assessment (MGA), sensitivity (primary), specific

SUBMITTER: Soubeyran P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4263738 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature