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Validation and modification of simplified Geriatric Assessment and Elderly Prognostic Index: Effective tools for older patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma
- Source :
- Cancer Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Geriatric assessment can aid in optimizing treatment strategies and supportive interventions for older patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Fondazione Italiana Linformi has recently introduced novel geriatric assessment tools, simplified Geriatric Assessment (sGA) and Elderly Prognostic Index (EPI), aimed at tailoring the treatment and predicting the outcomes for older patients with DLBCL. The objectives of this study are the validation and possible modification of the sGA and EPI in China. In the study, both sGA and EPI demonstrated the predictive capabilities for overall survival (OS) and early mortality (both p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20457634
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Cancer Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b63bb630433449a89d382d42e330ab6e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6856