The geriatric assessment and sarcopenia to assess frailty in older patients with cancer

Christiaan D A Meerkerk; Cheryl P Bruijnen; Frederiek van den Bos; Marielle H Emmelot-Vonk; Remco de Bree

doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101776

The geriatric assessment and sarcopenia to assess frailty in older patients with cancer

J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Jul;15(6):101776. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101776. Epub 2024 Apr 27.

Authors

Christiaan D A Meerkerk¹, Cheryl P Bruijnen², Frederiek van den Bos³, Marielle H Emmelot-Vonk⁴, Remco de Bree⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38677936
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101776

No abstract available

Keywords: Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Computer-assisted image analysis; Frailty; Muscle function; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle mass; cancer.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Frail Elderly
Frailty* / diagnosis
Geriatric Assessment* / methods
Humans
Male
Neoplasms* / complications
Sarcopenia* / diagnosis