| Title: |
External Validation of Risk Factors for Unplanned Hospitalization in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy |
| Authors: |
Mohamed, Mostafa R.; Loh, Kah Poh; Mohile, Supriya G.; Sohn, Michael; Webb, Tracy; Wells, Megan; Yilmaz, Sule; Tylock, Rachael; Culakova, Eva; Magnuson, Allison; Sun, Can-Lan; Bearden, James; Hopkins, Judith O.; Faller, Bryan A.; Klepin, Heidi D. |
| Source: |
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ; volume 21, issue 3, page 273-280.e3 ; ISSN 1540-1405 1540-1413 |
| Publisher Information: |
Harborside Press, LLC |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Description: |
Background: Older adults (age ≥65 years) receiving chemotherapy are at risk for hospitalization. Predictors of unplanned hospitalization among older adults receiving chemotherapy for cancer were recently published using data from a study conducted by the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG). Our study aimed to externally validate these predictors in an independent cohort including older adults with advanced cancer receiving chemotherapy. Methods: This validation cohort included patients (n=369) from the GAP70+ trial usual care arm. Enrolled patients were aged ≥70 years with incurable cancer and were starting a new line of chemotherapy. Previously identified risk factors proposed by the CARG study were ≥3 comorbidities, albumin level |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
unknown |
| DOI: |
10.6004/jnccn.2022.7094 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.7094; https://jnccn.org/view/journals/jnccn/21/3/article-p273.xml; https://jnccn.org/downloadpdf/journals/jnccn/21/3/article-p273.xml |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F1255C36 |
| Database: |
BASE |