The Prognostic Importance of Frailty in Cancer Survivors
Brown JC, Harhay MO, Harhay MN. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Dec;63(12):2538-2543. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13819. Epub 2015 Nov 14.
Efficacy and safety of enzalutamide in patients 75 years or older with chemotherapy-naive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: results from PREVAIL.
Graff JN, Baciarello G, Armstrong AJ, Higano CS, Iversen P, Flaig TW, Forer D, Parli T, Phung D, Tombal B, Beer TM, Sternberg CN. Ann [...]
Effect of Pretreatment Renal Function on Treatment and Clinical Outcomes in the Adjuvant Treatment of Older Women With Breast Cancer: Alliance A171201, an Ancillary Study of CALGB/CTSU 49907
Lichtman SM, Cirrincione CT, Hurria A, Jatoi A, Theodoulou M, Wolff A, Gralow J, Morganstern DE, Magrinat G, Cohen HJ, Muss HB. J Clin Oncol. [...]
Randomized phase III trial in elderly patients comparing LV5FU2 with or without irinotecan for first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (FFCD 2001–02)
Aparicio T, Lavau-Denes S, Phelip JM, Maillard E, Jouve JL, Gargot D, Gasmi M, Locher C, Adhoute X, Michel P, Khemissa F, Lecomte T, Provençal [...]
A Belgian survey on geriatric assessment in oncology focusing on large-scale implementation and related barriers and facilitators.
Kenis C, Heeren P, Decoster L, Van Puyvelde K, Conings G, Cornelis F, Cornette P, Moor R, Luce S, Libert Y, Van Rijswijk R, Jerusalem [...]
Novel therapies for metastatic melanoma: an update on their use in older patients
Rogiers A, van den Oord JJ, Garmyn M, Stas M, Kenis C, Wildiers H, Marine JC, Wolter P. Drugs Aging. 2015 Oct;32(10):821-34. doi: 10.1007/s40266-015-0304-7.
Implementation of geriatric assessment-based recommendations in older patients with cancer: A multicentre prospective study
Baitar A, Kenis C, Moor R, Decoster L, Luce S, Bron D, Van Rijswijk R, Rasschaert M, Langenaeken C, Jerusalem G, Lobelle JP, Flamaing J, [...]
A prospective study of the use and effects of screening mammography in women aged 70 and older.
Vacek PM, Skelly JM. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Jan;63(1):1-7. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13184. Epub 2014 Dec 23. (Pubmed)
Fall predictors in older cancer patients: a multicenter prospective study.
Vande Walle N, Kenis C, Heeren P, Van Puyvelde K, Decoster L, Beyer I, Conings G, Flamaing J, Lobelle JP, Wildiers H, Milisen K. BMC [...]
Breast-conserving surgery with or without irradiation in women aged 65 years or older with early breast cancer (PRIME II): a randomised controlled trial
Ian H Kunkler, Linda J Williams, Wilma J L Jack, David A Cameron, J Michael Dixon, on behalf of the PRIME II investigators (The Lancet [...]
Receipt of chemotherapy among medicare patients with cancer by type of supplemental insurance
Warren JL, Butler EN, Stevens J, Lathan CS, Noone AM, Ward KC, Harlan LC. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Feb 1;33(4):312-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.3107. Epub 2014 Dec [...]
Cancer screening in older adults: risks and benefits
Rochman S. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Dec 22;106(12). pii: dju414. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju414. Print 2014 Dec. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)