An overview of the toxicities of checkpoint inhibitors in older patients with cancer
Alkharabsheh O, Kannarkatt P, Kannarkatt J, Karapetyan L, Laird-Fick HS, Al-Janadi A. J Geriatr Oncol. 2018 Mar 19. pii: S1879-4068(18)30062-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.02.002. [Epub ahead of [...]
A new option for remission induction in acute myeloid leukaemia
Müller-Tidow C, Schlenk RF. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Feb;19(2):156-157. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30012-3. Epub 2018 Jan 12.
Anemia at older age: etiologies, clinical implications, and management
Stauder R, Valent P, Theurl I. Blood. 2018 Feb 1;131(5):505-514. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-07-746446. Epub 2017 Nov 15
Pertuzumab and trastuzumab with or without metronomic chemotherapy for older patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (EORTC 75111-10114): an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial from the Elderly Task Force/Breast Cancer Group
Wildiers H, Tryfonidis K, Dal Lago L, Vuylsteke P, Curigliano G, Waters S, Brouwers B, Altintas S, Touati N, Cardoso F, Brain E. Lancet Oncol. [...]
DNA damage responses and p53 in the aging process
Ou HL, Schumacher B. Blood. 2018 Feb 1;131(5):488-495. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-07-746396. Epub 2017 Nov 15.
Frailty and the management of hematologic malignancies
Abel GA, Klepin HD. Blood. 2018 Feb 1;131(5):515-524. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-09-746420. Epub 2017 Nov 15.
Nutritional management of older adults with gastrointestinal cancers: An International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) review paper
Mislang AR, Di Donato S, Hubbard J, Krishna L, Mottino G, Bozzetti F, Biganzoli L. J Geriatr Oncol. 2018 Jan 22. pii: S1879-4068(18)30014-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.01.003. [...]
Role of anthracycline and comprehensive geriatric assessment for elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Lin RJ, Behera M, Diefenbach CS, Flowers CR. Blood. 2017 Nov 16;130(20):2180-2185. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-736975. Epub 2017 Aug 16.
Safety and preliminary efficacy of venetoclax with decitabine or azacitidine in elderly patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukaemia: a non-randomised, open-label, phase 1b study
DiNardo CD, Pratz KW, Letai A, Jonas BA, Wei AH, Thirman M, Arellano M, Frattini MG, Kantarjian H, Popovic R, Chyla B, Xu T, Dunbar [...]
Moving beyond symptom management towards cancer rehabilitation for older adults: Answering the 5W’s
Pergolotti M, Lyons KD, Williams GR. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Dec 3. pii: S1879-4068(17)30248-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.11.009. [Epub ahead of print]
Safety and efficacy of eribulin for “real-world” older patients with metastatic breast cancer
de Nonneville A, Sabatier R, Gonçalves A, Extra JM, Tarpin C, Launay S, Tassy L, Viens P, Rousseau F. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Nov 22. [...]
Recent cancer treatment and memory decline in older adults: An analysis of the 2002-2012 Health and Retirement Study
Zuniga KE, Bishop NJ. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Nov 21. pii: S1879-4068(17)30229-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.10.004. [Epub ahead of print]