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Application Value of Abbreviated Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Elderly Female Breast Cancer Patients

Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao. 2021 Jun 30;43(3):395-401. doi: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.13752.

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Objective To evaluate the application value of abbreviated comprehensive geriatric assessment(aCGA)in elderly female breast cancer patients. Methods Eight aspects of the traditional CGA were simplified to form the aCGA assessment table,based on which the patients were classified into three grades of A,B and C according to the total scores.This study enrolled the elderly female patients with breast cancer aged 70 years and above who were treated in PUMC Hospital from June 2018 to January 2020.Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG)scoring and aCGA grading were performed respectively,and the results of the two methods were compared. Results Of the 162 patients,111(68.5%)were classified by the aGGA method as grade A,43(26.5%)as grade B,and 8(5.0%)as grade C;131(80.9%)cases have concurrent diseases,and the most common complications were hypertension(n=89),cardiovascular diseases(n=47)and diabetes mellitus(n=39).The ECOG score was 0-1 in 133(82.0%)cases,2 in 24(14.8%)cases and 3 in 5(3.2%)cases.The ECOG score showed 133(82.0%)cases with good status and 29 cases with poor status.However,according to the aCGA classification,111 cases were in good health status and 51 cases were in poor health status;the difference in the result between the two groups was statistically significant(χ 2=14.24,P<0.001).Conclusion Compared with ECOG score,aCGA grading can more comprehensively evaluate the health status of elderly female breast cancer patients and can be applied to the patients aged 70 and above.

PMID:34238415 | DOI:10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.13752

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