The impact of comprehensive geriatric assessment interventions on tolerance to chemotherapy in older people

2015268 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Tania Kalsi · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

G. Babic-Illman · St Thomas' Hospital

Paul J. Ross · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

N. Maisey · Guy's Hospital

Simon Hughes · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Paul Fields · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Finbarr C. Martin

Abstract

Geriatrician-led CGA interventions were associated with improved chemotherapy tolerance. Standard oncology care should shift towards modifying coexisting conditions to optimise chemotherapy outcomes for older people.

Topics & Keywords

Frailty in Older Adults Nutrition and Health in Aging Occupational and environmental lung diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Cancer

Volume 112, Issue 9, pp. 1435-1444

DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.120

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