Validation of a frailty index in older cancer patients with solid tumours.

Alexandra Leigh McCarthyN M PeelK M GillespieR BerryE WalpoleP YatesR E Hubbard

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

The FI-CGA is a potentially useful adjunct to cancer clinical decision-making that could predict chemotherapy outcomes in older patients with solid tumours.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
decision making
middle aged
papillary thyroid
physical activity
squamous cell
locally advanced
metabolic syndrome
lymph node metastasis
skeletal muscle
rectal cancer
weight loss