Korean J Intern Med.  2023 Mar;38(2):254-263. 10.3904/kjim.2022.247.

The prognostic value of comprehensive geriatric assessment on the management of older patients with small cell lung cancer

Affiliations
  • 1Severance Executive Healthcare Clinic, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Background/Aims
The prognostic value of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for the management of older small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients remains to be established.
Methods
A retrospective cohort enrolled 21 SCLC patients over 65 years from March 2018 to 2019 at the Yonsei Cancer Center. The CGA included the following instruments: frailty, body mass index, sarcopenia (circumference of arm and calf, Timed Up and Go test, grip strength), comorbidity, polypharmacy, activities of daily living (ADL), Instrumental ADL, nutrition, depression, and cognitive function. The correlations of oncological and geriatric variables with overall survival (OS) were determined. The log-rank test with Cox model and Kaplan-Meier method were used for the analysis.
Results
The median age was 75 years (range, 67 to 85). All patients had the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0–2. The median survival was 9.93 months (range, 1.53 to 36.30). Among CGA parameters, ADL and nutritional status had significant differences in OS in univariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, only nutritional status was independently associated with survival (hazard ratio, 0.17; 95% confidence interval, 0.05 to 0.57). Median OS for low nutritional status was 5.63 months and the normal nutrition group was 15.5 months (p = 0.004).
Conclusions
Pre-treatment nutritional status measured by CGA appears to be a predictor of OS in older SCLC patients. However, for further generalization of the implication of CGA in SCLC, a larger scale study with prospective design is strongly needed.

Keyword

Geriatric assessment; Nutritional status; Small cell lung carcinoma; Frail elderly; Prognosis
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