Abstract
9552 Background: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is the gold standard to help oncologist in choosing the best cancer treatment in their older patients. Some authors recently suggest that the concept of frailty, developed by L Fried, could be a more useful approach in this population. We investigated if frailty markers (FM) are associated with treatment recommendations in an oncogeriatric clinic. Methods: This prospective multicenter study included patients 65 years and older, with solid tumors, referred to the oncogeriatric consultation after a cancer treatment plan. A CGA includes 9 domains (autonomy, comorbidities, medication, cognition, nutrition, mood, neurosensory deficits, falls and social status) was performed. Five FM were assessed (nutrition, physical activity, energy, mobility, strength). Patients were classified as Frail (3 or more FM), pre frail (1 or 2 FM) or not frail (0 FM). Treatment recommendations were classified in 3 categories: Standard treatment, Standard treatment with adapt...
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