ReviewVisceral medicine2017
Integration of Geriatric Assessment in the Care of Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies.
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- Frailty affects prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Exploring Patient-Centered Perspectives on Suicidal Ideation: A Mixed-Methods Investigation in Gastrointestinal Cancer Care.Cancers · 2025Article
- Octogenarian patients with colon cancer - postoperative morbidity and mortality are the major challenges.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- Association Between Chronologic Age and Geriatric Assessment-Identified Impairments: Findings From the CARE Registry.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2021Article
- Challenges in Decision Making in Elderly Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies.Visceral medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe majority of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies are older. Recently, it has become evident that elements from a geriatric assessment (GA) are powerful predictors of outcomes such as postoperative morbidity and mortality, length of stay, type of treatment received, and survival across several GI tumor types in older adults. A GA is a systematic evaluation of functional status, comorbidities, polypharmacy, cognition, nutritional status, emotional status, and social support.
methodsA PubMed search was performed in order to identify clinical studies investigating the association between GA and outcomes in patients with GI malignancies.
resultsA total of 31 studies were included in this review. For colorectal cancer, the evidence linking GA variables and frailty to negative outcomes is substantial and consistent. The data regarding other GI malignancies is more limited, but generally shows the same findings.
conclusionIncreasing data shows that elements from a GA and frailty are consistently associated with negative short- and long-term treatment outcomes in older patients with GI malignancies. Future studies should investigate the impact of geriatric interventions on outcomes.
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