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SUBMITTER: Derman BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880895 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Derman Benjamin A BA Kordas Keriann K Ridgeway Jean J Chow Selina S Dale William W Lee Sang Mee SM Aguada Elingel E Jakubowiak Andrzej J AJ Jasielec Jagoda J Kline Justin J Kosuri Satyajit S Larson Richard A RA Liu Hongtao H Mortel Mylove M Odenike Olatoyosi O Pisano Jennifer J Riedell Peter P Stock Wendy W Bishop Michael R MR Artz Andrew S AS
Blood advances 20191101 22
Limitations found on geriatric assessment (GA) track with worse outcomes after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). We report on a multidisciplinary team clinic (MDC), consisting of a cancer-specific GA and a multidisciplinary team of providers, to assess candidacy and create an individualized optimization plan for allogeneic HCT candidates aged ≥60 years and autologous HCT and adoptive T-cell therapy candidates aged ≥70 years. Among the 247 patients evaluated in the MDC, allogeneic HCT can ...[more]