Life Expectancy in Older Adults with Advanced Cancer: Evaluation of a Geriatric Assessment-Based Prognostic Model

Citation

Lund, Jennifer L.; Duberstein, Paul R.; Loh, Kah Poh; Gilmore, Nikesha; Plumb, Sandy; Lei, Lianlian; Keil, Alexander P.; Islam, Jessica Y.; Hanson, Laura C.; & Giguere, Jeffrey K., et al. (2022). Life Expectancy in Older Adults with Advanced Cancer: Evaluation of a Geriatric Assessment-Based Prognostic Model. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 13(2), 176-181.

Abstract

Objectives: Oncologists estimate patients' prognosis to guide care. Evidence suggests oncologists tend to overestimate life expectancy, which can lead to care with questionable benefits. Information obtained from geriatric assessment may improve prognostication for older adults. In this study, we created a geriatric assessment-based prognostic model for older adults with advanced cancer and compared its performance to alternative models.
Materials and methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of a trial (URCC 13070; PI: Mohile) capturing geriatric assessment and vital status up to one year for adults age

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2021.08.009

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Author(s)

Lund, Jennifer L.
Duberstein, Paul R.
Loh, Kah Poh
Gilmore, Nikesha
Plumb, Sandy
Lei, Lianlian
Keil, Alexander P.
Islam, Jessica Y.
Hanson, Laura C.
Giguere, Jeffrey K.
Vogel, Victor G.
Burnette, Brian L.
Mohile, Supriya G.