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SUBMITTER: Ferrat E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5106853 | biostudies-other | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ferrat Emilie E Audureau Etienne E Paillaud Elena E Liuu Evelyne E Tournigand Christophe C Lagrange Jean-Leon JL Canoui-Poitrine Florence F Caillet Philippe P Bastuji-Garin Sylvie S
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 20160322 12
<h4>Background</h4>Several studies have evaluated the independent prognostic value of impairments in single geriatric-assessment (GA) components in elderly cancer patients. None identified homogeneous subgroups. Our aims were to identify such subgroups based on combinations of GA components and to assess their associations with treatment decisions, admission, and death.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively included 1,021 patients aged ≥70 years who had solid or hematologic malignancies and who underw ...[more]