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SUBMITTER: Angeli E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093177 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angeli Eurydice E Chouahnia Kader K Canoui-Poitrine Florence F Duchemann Boris B Aparicio Thomas T Paillaud Elena E Zelek Laurent L Bousquet Guilhem G Pamoukdjian Frédéric F
Aging 20200310 5
<h4>Background</h4>To develop, validate, and assess the clinical impact of a clinical score to predict a 6-month mortality risk among older cancer patients.<h4>Results</h4>The mean age was 81.2 ± 6.1 years (women: 54%, various cancers, metastatic cancer: 45%). The score, namely the GRADE, included two geriatric variables (unintentional weight loss, impaired mobility), two oncological variables (cancer site, cancer extension), and exclusively supportive care. Up to a 14% risk of early death, the ...[more]