Prospective clinical trial evaluating vulnerability and chemotherapy risk using geriatric assessment tools in older patients with lung cancer.

Yukari TsubataYohei ShiratsukiTakae OkunoAkari TaninoMika NakaoYoshihiro AmanoTakamasa HottaMegumi HamaguchiTamio OkimotoShunichi HamaguchiNoriaki KurimotoYumi NishiyamaTomohiro KimuraHaruko IwataShusaku TsumotoTakeshi Isobe

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)

We confirmed the feasibility of this system. During decision-making for older patients with cancer, a combination of GA helps prevent undertreatment or overtreatment. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 1108-1111.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
decision making
pet ct
climate change
physical activity
locally advanced
community dwelling
middle aged
phase ii
open label
study protocol
double blind
randomized controlled trial
hip fracture
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
phase iii