Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Identifies Significant Functional Impairments in Older Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Selection of older patients who are appropriate candidates for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) has historically been a largely subjective process. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is used to predict treatment toxicities in older patients with solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. We applied a well-validated cancer-specific CGA in the HCT setting to determine whether pre-HCT CGA exposes additional vulnerabilities not quantified by Karnofsky performance status (KPS) and the HCT Comorbidity Index (HCTCI).
Language: English
Topic: Frailty in Older Adults
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,650
OpenAlex ID: W1996856916