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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Analysis of Frailty Syndrome in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Scoping Review.

Mayra Alejandra Mafla-España, María Dolores Torregrosa, Omar Cauli

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Frailty and [Theranostics · 2026
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  6. The relationship between frailty and depression in Chinese elderly prostate cancer patients following radical surgery: the mediating effect of sleep disturbances.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mayra Alejandra Mafla-EspañaDepartment of Nursing, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
María Dolores TorregrosaMedical Oncology Department, Doctor Peset University Hospital, 46017 Valencia, Spain.
Omar CauliDepartment of Nursing, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5669-4943
Universitat de València · ESHospital Universitario Doctor Peset · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) are older. In addition, current geriatric oncology guidelines suggest that all cancer patients aged over 70 years should undergo a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), with the identification of frailty syndrome being crucial for clinical decisions. Frailty can be associated with lower quality of life (QoL) and interfere with the feasibility or side effects of oncology treatments.

methodsWe performed a systematic literature search to evaluate frailty syndrome and associated alterations related to CGA impairment by searching in different academic databases (PubMed, Embase, and Scopus). The identified articles were reviewed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

resultsOf the 165 articles consulted, 7 met our inclusion criteria. Analysis of data related to frailty syndrome in patients with mPCa showed a prevalence between 30-70% depending on the tool used. Additionally, frailty was associated with other CGA assessments and QoL evaluation outcomes. In general terms, CGA scores for patients with mPCa were lower than those for patients without metastasis. Furthermore, functional QoL appeared to be worse for patients with metastasis, and global QoL (burden) was more strongly associated with frailty.

conclusionFrailty syndrome was related to a poorer QoL in patients with mPCa and its evaluation should be considered in clinical decision-making and when choosing the most appropriate active treatment, if any, to increase survival.

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androgen-deprivation therapychemotherapydocetaxelgeriatric evaluationquality of lifetoxicity

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