Association of frailty with chemotherapy toxicity in chemotherapy-naive older patients with cancer

AKBIYIK I., YÜCE D., Kars A., HALİL M. G.

SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER, vol.30, pp.9975-9981, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00520-022-07448-x
  • Journal Name: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.9975-9981
  • Keywords: Frailty, Cancer chemotherapy, Toxicity, Frail older adult, Geriatric assessment, GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, BREAST-CANCER, 1ST CYCLE, RISK, NEUTROPENIA, VALIDATION, TOLERANCE, CONSENSUS, SURVIVAL
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between chemotherapy toxicity and frailty as determined using the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS).