Start Date
5-15-2025 9:30 AM
End Date
5-15-2025 11:30 AM
Description
Intro
- Urothelial carcinoma (UC) predominately affects older adults who often face increased adverse outcomes and reduced survival.
- Standard of care treatment entails neoadjuvant cisplatin- based chemotherapy followed by cystectomy with urinary diversion.
- The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends older patients with cancer undergo Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) prior to cancer treatment.
- The G8, a geriatric assessment tool, is a validated screening tool for identifying frailty requiring CG
Keywords
urothelial carcinoma, neoadjuvant, geriatric patients
Included in
May 15th, 9:30 AM
May 15th, 11:30 AM
Association of the G8 Screening Tool with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Outcomes in Older Adults with Urothelial Carcinoma
Intro
- Urothelial carcinoma (UC) predominately affects older adults who often face increased adverse outcomes and reduced survival.
- Standard of care treatment entails neoadjuvant cisplatin- based chemotherapy followed by cystectomy with urinary diversion.
- The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends older patients with cancer undergo Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) prior to cancer treatment.
- The G8, a geriatric assessment tool, is a validated screening tool for identifying frailty requiring CG
Comments
Presented at the 2025 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.