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.
Integrating geriatric assessment in the first line chemotherapy treatment in older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: Results of a prospective observational cohort study (AVAPLUS)
Lore Decoster, Cindy Kenis, Benedicte Naessens, Ghislain Houbier, Marc De Man, Guy Lambrecht, Els Monsaert, Veerle Moons, Philippe Vergauwe, Hans Prenen, Eric Van Cutsem, Hans [...]
Management of gastric cancer in older adults
Matthaiou C, Papamichael D. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Aug 1. pii: S1879-4068(17)30136-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.07.009. [Epub ahead of print]
Geriatric assessment and biomarkers in patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving first-line mono-chemotherapy: Results from the randomized phase III PELICAN trial
Honecker F, Harbeck N, Schnabel C, Wedding U, Waldenmaier D, Saupe S, Jäger E, Schmidt M, Kreienberg R, Müller L, Otremba B, Dorn J, Warm [...]
The impact of postoperative complications on health-related quality of life in older patients with rectal cancer; a prospective cohort study
Couwenberg AM, de Beer FSA, Intven MPW, Burbach JPM, Smits AB, Consten ECJ, Schiphorst AHW, Wijffels NAT, de Roos MAJ, Hamaker ME, van Grevenstein WMU, [...]
In memory of Claude Jasmin: A prophet of Geriatric Oncology
Lodovico Balducci Journal of Geriatric Oncology DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2017.09.004
The SIOG Treviso course: Students’ perspective
Lund CM, O'Hanlon S. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Sep 22. pii: S1879-4068(17)30184-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.08.015. [Epub ahead of print]
Pearls of optimizing nutrition and physical performance of older adults undergoing cancer therapy
Antonio Vigano, Popi Kasvis, Jonathan Di Tomasso, Chelsia Gillis, Robert Kilgour, Franco Carli. Journal of Geriatric Oncology DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2017.08.013
Advances in geriatric oncology: a multidisciplinary perspective
Ponnandai Somasundar, Loïc Mourey, Laura Lozza, Stefania Maggi, Rob Stepney. Article Type: REVIEW; Radiotherapy; DOI:10.5301/tj.5000661 Tumori Journal
Challenges of conducting a prospective clinical trial for older patients: Lessons learned from NCCTG N0949 (alliance)
McCleary NJ, Hubbard J, Mahoney MR, Meyerhardt JA, Sargent D, Venook A, Grothey A. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Sep 13. pii: S1879-4068(17)30168-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.08.005. [Epub [...]
A prospective comparison of younger and older patients’ preferences for breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomy in early breast cancer
Hamelinck VC, Bastiaannet E, Pieterse AH, Merkus JWS, Jannink I, den Hoed IDM, van de Velde CJH, Liefers GJ, Stiggelbout AM. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 [...]
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation is associated with improved overall survival in older patients with esophageal cancer
Guttmann DM, Mitra N, Metz JM, Plastaras J, Feng W, Swisher-McClure S. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Sep 5. pii: S1879-4068(17)30173-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.08.010. [Epub ahead of [...]