SIOG 2022 Public Policy Meeting
United Nations Geneva

“Cancer in the Ageing Population – Improving relevance of clinical trials to older adults with cancer”

The SIOG Public Policy Committee convened an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing on 28 October 2022 in Geneva, as part of the preparatory process for building supportive national programmes and international collaborations on care, treatment and research for older patients with cancer. The hearing convened representatives of health institutions, WHO, non-governmental organizations, academia and medical societies.

Media

Devex – Opinion: We need to continue improving cancer care for older adults

Useful resources

Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative
Martine Extermann, Etienne Brain, Beverly Canin, Meena Nathan Cherian, Kwok-Leung Cheung, Nienke de Glas, Beena Devi, Marije Hamaker, Ravindran Kanesvaran, Theodora Karnakis, Cindy Kenis, Najia Musolino, Anita O’Donovan, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Christopher Steer, Hans Wildiers, International Society of Geriatric Oncology.
Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jan;22(1):e29-e36. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30473-3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33387502/

Frailty in Older Adults with Cancer
Musolino, N., Battisti, N.M.L., Extermann, M. (2022).
Global Action and Policies in Older Adults with Cancer and Frailty. In: Gomes, F. (eds) Frailty in Older Adults with Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89162-6_2. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-89162-6_2

The Socio-Economic Burden of Cancer
A report by KPMG and Sanofi
https://home.kpmg/sg/en/home/insights/2022/02/when-cancer-grows-old-sanofi-report.html