Treatment Plan Adherence to Guidelines in Senior Adult Oncology Patients

Authors

Amy R. Mackenzie, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Regional Cancer CareFollow
Andrea M. Barsevick, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Population ScienceFollow
Ronald Myers, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Population ScienceFollow
Ludmila De Oliveira Koch, MD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Scott W. Keith, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental TherapeuticsFollow
Thomas Wolf, MA, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Population ScienceFollow
James Cocroft, MA, 2Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Population ScienceFollow
Joshua Schoppe, MPH, Thomas Jefferson University, Kimmel Cancer CenterFollow
Ulysses Williams III, Thomas Jefferson University, School of Public HealthFollow
Andrew Chapman, DO, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Regional Cancer Care;Follow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

5-15-2015

Comments

Presented at American Geriatrics Society conference 2015 in National Harbor Maryland.

Abstract

Materials & Methods:

• Review of 287 records
• Patients ≥ 65 years old with new diagnosis of cancer
• Seen by 6, dual-boarded hematologists/ oncologists practicing in an urban academic cancer center
• Treatment plans compared to national guidelines to determine plan adherence status
• Patients were recommended:

Adherent plan (AP) or Non-adherent plan (N-AP)

Recommended Citation

Mackenzie, MD, Amy R.; Barsevick, PhD, Andrea M.; Myers, PhD, Ronald; Koch, MD, Ludmila De Oliveira; Keith, PhD, Scott W.; Wolf, MA, Thomas; Cocroft, MA, James; Schoppe, MPH, Joshua; Williams III, Ulysses; and Chapman, DO, Andrew, "Treatment Plan Adherence to Guidelines in Senior Adult Oncology Patients" (2015). Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers. Paper 42.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medoncfp/42