| Systemic Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Elderly Patients. | |
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PMID: 23150086 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: Gastrointestinal cancer (GI) incidence increases with each decade of life and is the leading cause of death in patients aged >70 years. Nevertheless, elderly patients are often excluded or underrepresented in clinical trials. We performed a review of current recommendations in the management of GI elderly cancer patients. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review was performed analyzing data about several meta-analysis and studies regarding chemotherapeutic regimens in elderly patients with colorectal and gastroesophageal cancers. RESULTS: Most of the studies demonstrated that the elderly experience the same advantages and toxicities from chemotherapy as younger individuals despite the fact that the data reviewed in this article provide evidence that elderly with GI cancers are underrepresented in clinical trials and few trials are conducted addressing the different risks and aims in older population. Each individual should be assessed for an appropriate regimen of treatment in the adjuvant or metastatic gastrointestinal cancer setting, and the decision of how to treat elderly must incorporate goals and preferences of the patient after a careful discussion of risks and benefits. CONCLUSION: Chronological age alone is not a sufficient factor to withhold curative/palliative treatment from an elderly GI cancer patient, and cofactors regarding their functional, social, and mental status have to be considered. For this purpose, several tools exist that may be utilized, such as geriatric assessment scores, comorbidity indices, frailty indices, scores for predicting toxicity from chemotherapy, and prognostic indices for survival. |
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Silvana Leo; Caterina Accettura; Antonio Gnoni; Antonella Licchetta; Marianna Giampaglia; Annamaria Mauro; Valeria Saracino; Brian I Carr |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-14 |
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Title: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer Volume: - ISSN: 1941-6636 ISO Abbreviation: J Gastrointest Cancer Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101479627 Medline TA: J Gastrointest Cancer Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Geriatric Oncology Unit-Medical Oncology Department, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy, silvileo@libero.it. |
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