Development and clinical application of a tool to identify frailty in elderly patients with gynecological cancers.

Annamaria FerreroRoberta MassobrioMichela VillaEnrico BadellinoJeremy Oscar Smith Pezua SanjinezMargherita GiorgiAlessandra TestiFrancesca GovoneDaniela AttianeseNicoletta Biglia

Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2023)

With a cut-off score of 4, our tool can identify frail patients with significantly higher incidence of grade III-IV postoperative complications, length of stay, medical treatment discontinuation rates and hematological toxicities.

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healthcare
community dwelling
risk factors
combination therapy
smoking cessation