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Predicting chemotherapy toxicity in older adults with cancer: a prospective multicenter study

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Hurria, Arti, Togawa, Kayo, Mohile, Supriya G., Owusu, Cynthia, Klepin, Heidi D., Gross, Cary P., Lichtman, Stuart M., Gajra, Ajeet +8 more·2011·Journal of Clinical Oncology

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Purpose: Older adults are vulnerable to chemotherapy toxicity; however, there are limited data to identify those at risk. The goals of this study are to identify risk factors for chemotherapy toxicity in older adults and develop a risk stratification schema for chemotherapy toxicity. Patients and Methods: Patients age ≥ 65 years with cancer from seven institutions completed a prechemotherapy assessment that captured sociodemographics, tumor/treatment variables, laboratory test results, and geriatric assessment variables (function, comorbidity, cognition, psychological state, social activity/support, and nutritional status). Patients were followed through the chemotherapy course to capture grade 3 (severe), grade 4 (life-threatening or disabling), and grade 5 (death) as defined by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Results: In total, 500 patients with a mean age of 73 years (range, 65 to 91 years) with stage I to IV lung (29%), GI (27%), gynecologic (17%), breast (11%), genitourinary (10%), or other (6%) cancer joined this prospective study. Grade 3 to 5 toxicity occurred in 53% of the patients (39% grade 3, 12% grade 4, 2% grade 5). A predictive model for grade 3 to 5 toxicity was developed that consisted of geriatric assessment variables, laboratory test values, and patient, tumor, and treatment characteristics. A scoring system in which the median risk score was 7 (range, 0 to 19) and risk stratification schema (risk score: percent incidence of grade 3 to 5 toxicity) identified older adults at low (0 to 5 points; 30%), intermediate (6 to 9 points; 52%), or high risk (10 to 19 points; 83%) of chemotherapy toxicity (P < .001). Conclusion: A risk stratification schema can establish the risk of chemotherapy toxicity in older adults. Geriatric assessment variables independently predicted the risk of toxicity.

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Hurria, A., Togawa, K., Mohile, S. G., Owusu, C., Klepin, H. D., Gross, C. P., Lichtman, S. M., Gajra, A., Bhatia, S., Katheria, V., Klapper, S., Hansen, K., Ramani, R., Lachs, M., Wong, F. L., & Tew, W. P.
Affiliations
  • City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
  • Arti Hurria, Kayo Togawa, Smita Bhatia, Rupal Ramani, and F. Lennie Wong, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte; Kurt Hansen, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA; Supriya G. Mohile, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester; Stuart M. Lichtman, Shira Klapper, and William P. Tew, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Mark Lachs, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York; Ajeet Gajra, State University of New York Upstate...
Venue
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Published
2011-09-01
Volume
29
Issue
25
Pages
3457-3465
ISSN
  • 0732-183X (ISSN-L)
  • 1527-7755
OpenAlex
W2153294383
Cited by
1,841
References
43
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FWCI
43.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Amgen
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Celgene
  • Genentech
  • National Institute on Aging (K24AG022399, 1K08 AG 24842, K08AG024842, K23AG038361, K23AG026749)
  • National Cancer Institute (U10CA098543)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Keywords
chemotherapy toxicity, older adults, geriatric assessment, risk stratification, risk prediction model, comorbidities, functional status, nutritional status, cognitive status, laboratory parameters, geriatric oncology
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Neoplasms, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Comorbidity, Survival Rate

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