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Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer: Recommendations by the Italian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SIGG).

Domenico FuscoAlessandro FerriniGiuseppe PasqualettiChiara GiannottiMatteo CesariAlice LaudisioAlberto BallestreroStefano ScabiniPatrizio R OdettiGiuseppe F CollocaFabio MonzaniAlessio NencioniRaffaele Antonelli IncalziFiammetta Monacellinull null
Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2020)
A widespread use of this standardized CGA format will facilitate comparisons across institutions, promote studies based on a multidimensional patient assessment, and foster the inclusion of geriatric endpoints in oncological clinical trials. Furthermore, we predict that the use of a standardized CGA approach will increase the integration of geriatricians into oncology care teams with the final result of improving therapeutic choices and clinical outcomes.
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