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Establishing a Competing Risk Regression Nomogram Model for Survival Data
Published on: October 23, 2020
Comprehensive geriatric assessment is correlated to overall survival among gynaecologic oncology patients
Nadav Michaan1,2,3, Sang Yoon Park3,4, Myong Cheol Lim3,4
1Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Objective:
To investigate the correlation of comprehensive geriatric assessment to overall survival among older gynaecologic oncology patients.
Methods:
Between 2011 and 2017, patients >70 years had geriatric assessment before treatment. Geriatric assessment included the following tests: Old American resource and services, instrumental activities of daily living, modified Barthels index, mini-mental state examination, geriatric depression scale, mini-nutritional assessment, risk of falling and medication use. Overall survival was calculated for patients' groups below and above median tests scores. Univariate as well as multivariate analysis was done to evaluate the association between each variable and survival.
Results:
About 120 patients had geriatric assessment. Mean patients' age was 76.4 ± 5. A total of 78 Patients had ovarian cancer, 16 uterine cancer, 17 cervical cancer and 9 had other gynaecologic malignancies. No correlation was found between age, BMI (body mass index) and cancer type to overall survival. Patients with scores below cut-off values of modified Barthels index, instrumental activities of daily living, mini-nutritional assessment and mini-nutritional assessment had significantly shorter overall survival (P = 0.004, 0.031, 0.046 and 0.004, respectively). This remained significant in both univariate and multivariate analysis.
Conclusions:
Gynaecologic oncology patients with lower geriatric assessment scores have significantly lower overall survival, irrespective of cancer type. Geriatric assessment tests allow objective assessment of older patients with worst prognosis before treatment planning.
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