Medicine

Frailty and malnutrition predictive of mortality risk in older patients with advanced colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy.

A. A. Aaldriks, L. G. van der Geest, E. Giltay, S. le Cessie, J. Portielje, B. Tanis, J. Nortier, E. Maartense

2013.7.1Journal of Geriatric Oncology

DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2013.04.001

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Malnutrition and frailty were strongly associated with an increased mortality risk in patients who underwent palliative chemotherapy and a poor score on MNA was predictive for less tolerance of chemotherapy.

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AALDRIKS, A. A., et al. Frailty and malnutrition predictive of mortality risk in older patients with advanced colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 2013, 4 3: 218–26.