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JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 356-358Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.10.007
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Background: Endocrine therapy is the main treatment in hormonosensitive breast cancer; the most frequent side effects are arthralgia, osteoporosis, depression, dyslipidemia and hypertension. G8 is a simple test developed to identify older patients who could benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible role of G8 in predicting side effects from treatment with aromatase inhibitor in women 65 years old. Matherial and method: Women >= 65 years old affected by breast cancer about to start a therapy with an aromatase inhibitor, in the adjuvant setting, were evaluated with the G8 tool. Patients were classified as fit with G8 score > 14 or vulnerable with G8 score <= 14; they then started treatment and clinical-instrumentalfollow-up. Results: From April 2016 to February 2018, 50 consecutive patients were screened. Median age was 75.1 (range 65-86). G8 identified 30 patients (60%) as fit (score > 14) and 20 (40%) as vulnerable (score <= 14). The grade of concordance between G8 score and the appearance/absence of adverse events were statistically significant (41/50 patients, 82%, p = 0.0002); sensitivity resulted in 78% and specificity was 81%; positive predictive value was 70% and negative predictive value was 87%. The most frequent adverse event was arthromyalgia. Conclusion: The G8 screening tool has a potential role in predicting side effects during a treatment with aromatase inhibitor. G8 could be very useful in everyday clinical practice for this population. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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