Biological, Clinical, and Psychosocial Correlates at the Interface of Cancer and Aging Research
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: In September 2010, the Cancer and Aging Research Group, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Aging, conducted the first of three planned conferences to discuss research methodology to generate the highest quality research in older adults with cancer and then disseminate these findings among those working in the fields of cancer and aging. Conference speakers discussed the current level of research evidence in geriatric oncology, outlined the current knowledge gaps, and put forth principles for research designs and strategies that would address these gaps within the next 10 years. It was agreed that future oncology research trials that enroll older adults should include: (1) improved standardized geriatric assessment of older oncology patients, (2) substantially enhanced biological assessment of older oncology patients, (3) specific trials for the most vulnerable and/or those older than 75 years, and (4) research infrastructure that specifically targets older adults and substantially strengthened geriatrics and oncology research collaborations. This initial conference laid the foundation for the next two meetings, which will address the research designs and collaborations needed to enhance therapeutic and intervention trials in older adults with cancer.
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs145
Institutions: City Of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope, University of Rochester Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of Florida, University of Chicago, National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, National Institutes of Health, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of South Florida
Language: English
Topic: Frailty in Older Adults
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: Clinical and Biological Predictors of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults, Geriatric Oncology Research to Improve Clinical Care, UF Clinical and Translational Science Award, The University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, G5179444538, Cancer and Leukemia Group B, University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)
OpenAlex ID: W2106423399