Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy: a cluster-randomised controlled pilot study.
Marit SlaaenInga Marie RøysetIngvild SaltvedtBjørn Henning GrønbergVidar HalsteinliØystein DøhlCorinna VossiusØyvind KirkevoldSverre BerghSiri RostoftLine OldervollAsta ByeLine MelbyTove RøsstadGuro Falk EriksenMay Ingvild Volungholen SollidDarryl RolfsonJūratė Šaltytė BenthPublished in: BMC medicine (2024)
In this heterogeneous cohort of older patients receiving RT, the majority was fit. We found no impact of the intervention on patient-centred outcomes or the cost of health services. Targeting a more homogeneous group of only pre-frail and frail patients is strongly recommended in future studies needed to clarify the role and organisation of GAM in RT settings.
Keyphrases
- community dwelling
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- early stage
- middle aged
- radiation therapy
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- cancer therapy
- radiation induced
- patient reported outcomes
- current status
- locally advanced