Patient assessment and feasibility of treatment in older patients with cancer: results from the IN-GHO® Registry.
Friedemann HoneckerSusanne HuschensRalf AngermundGerd KallischniggWerner FreierChristoph FriedrichGerold HartungArnulf LutzBurkhard OtrembaLudger PientkaErnst Späth-SchwalbeGerald KolbCarsten BokemeyerUllrich Weddingnull nullPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2021)
Geriatricians were involved in 2% of patients only. Classification of fitness for treatment by CGA, and physician's or patient's-self assessment showed marked discrepancies. For the prediction of feasibility of treatment no single item was superior to physician's assessment. However CGA was not performed by trained geriatricians.