Evaluating concordance between International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) frailty score and simplified frailty scale among older adults with multiple myeloma.
Andrew GahaganSupriya MaheshwariSunil RangarajanClare UbersaxAbigail TuckerChristian HarmonMonica Sai PasalaSusan BalKelly GodbyGayathri RaviLuciano J CostaGrant R WilliamsSmita BhatiaSmith GiriPublished in: Journal of geriatric oncology (2024)
IMWG frailty score and simplified frailty scale have limited agreement with each other. This creates a possibility of misclassification bias and poses difficulty in comparing existing literature on frail patients with MM. Despite discordance, simplified frailty scale may have a potential role as a screening tool, when using patient-reported PS.