Frailty screening for predicting rapid functional decline, rapid progressive disease, and shorter overall survival in older patients with gastrointestinal cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy - a prospective, clinical study
Eva Jespersen, Stine Brændegaard Winther, Lisbeth Rosenbek Minet, Sören Möller, Per Pfeiffer
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCancerChemotherapyDiseaseProspective cohort studyPalliative chemotherapyInternal medicineGastrointestinal cancerIntensive care medicineOncologyColorectal cancerFrailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer