Abhijith R Rao, Vanita Noronha, Anant Ramaswamy, Anita Kumar, Anupa Pillai, Arshiya Sehgal, Renita Castelino, Ratan Dhekale, Pravin Jagtap, Vinod Tripathi, Sunita Satamkar, Jyoti Krishnamurthy, Sarika Mahajan, Anuradha Daptardar, Lekhika Sonkusare, Jayita Deodhar, Nabila Ansari, Manjusha Vagal, Purabi Mahajan, Shivshankar Timmanpyati, Manjunath Nookala, Ankita Chitre, Akhil Kapoor, Vikram Gota, Shripad Banavali, Rajendra A Badwe, Kumar Prabhash
INTRODUCTION: Frailty, characterized by ageing-related vulnerability, influences outcomes in older adults. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between frailty and clinical outcomes in older Indian patients with cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our observational single-centre study, conducted at Tata Memorial Hospital from February 2020 to July 2022, enrolled participants aged 60 years and above with cancer. Frailty was assessed using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), G8, and Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES)-13...
February 29, 2024: Journal of Geriatric Oncology