Abstract

Incidence of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) increases with age. Older patients (pts) are underrepresented in clinical trials and guidelines are lacking. International oncological societies suggest using geriatric tools to evaluate older pts to optimize treatment. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional assessment of elderly, based on which pts can be classified as fit, vulnerable or frail. OncoMPI is a CGA-based score which considers tumour characteristics, classifying pts in high-risk, intermediate-risk, low-risk group.

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