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NCCN Senior Adult Oncology Panel Members
* Writing Committee Member
Lodovico Balducci, MD/Chair
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research
Institute at the University of South Florida
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Paul F. Engstrom, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
David S. Ettinger, MD
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Johns Hopkins
Leo I. Gordon, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center of Northwestern University
Jeffrey Halter, MD
University of Michigan Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Krystyna Kiel, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center of Northwestern University
Andrew Kneier, PhD
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dean Lim, MD
City of Hope Cancer Center
Stephen H. Petersdorf, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Ronnie Rosenthal, MD
Consultant
Rebecca Silliman, MD, PhD
Consultant
Jennifer Temel, MD
Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare
Julie M. Vose, MD
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at The Nebraska
Medical Center
Michael J. Walker, MD
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J.
Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State
University
Babu Zachariah, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
at the University of South Florida
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Table of Contents
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Screening, Assessment, and Findings (SAO-1)
Special Considerations (SAO-2)
Upper, Middle, and Lower Quartiles of Life Expectancy for Women and Men at
Selected Ages (SAO-A)
Specific Issues Related to the Management of Cancer in Older Patients (SAO-B)
Disease-Specific Issues Related to Age (SAO-C)
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (SAO-D)
Criteria Used to Define Frailty (SAO-E)
Procedure for Functional Assessment Screening in Elderly Persons (SAO-F)
Vulnerable Elders Survey - VES-13 (SAO-G)
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Clinical Trials:
Categories of Consensus:NCCN
The
believes that the best management
for any cancer patient is in a clinical
trial. Participation in clinical trials is
especially encouraged.
To find clinical trials online at NCCN
member institutions,
All recommendations are Category
2A unless otherwise specified.
See
NCCN
click here:
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NCCN Categories of Consensus
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ASSESSMENTd
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Estimate life
expectancy based on
function and
comorbidity
Estimate risk of
morbidity from cancer:
Stage at diagnosis
Risk of recurrence
and progression
Aggressiveness of
disease
Assessment of
conditions (including
geriatric syndromes)
that would interfere
with cancer treatment
and tolerability:
Malnutrition
Polypharmacy
Lack of social
support
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Depression
Dementia
Fall risk
Patient’s goals of
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Patients with complex biomedical, functional, and psychosocial needs may benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment.
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It is expected that this will comprise 5-10% of patients.
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See Histograms for age-specific future life expectancy(SAO-A)
See Specific Issues Related to the Management of Cancer in Older Patients (SAO-B)
See Procedure for Functional Assessment Screening in Elderly Persons (SAO-F) Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) (SAO-G
Disease Specific Issues Related to Age (SAO-C).
See Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (SAO-D) Criteria Used to Define Frailty (SAO-E).
FINDINGS
Expected to
die of cancer
or experience
complications
within lifetime
Life expectancy
less than
developing
morbidity from
cancer
Functionally
independent
(ADL and IADL
independent)
Major functional
impairment
and/or complex
comorbidityf
Symptom management
Supportive care
See NCCN Supportive
Care Guidelines
Geriatric
assessment
Evaluate functional
dependency and
comorbidity
Detect and correct
reversible
conditions that
may interfere with
treatment
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SAO-1
Symptom
management
Supportive care
See NCCN
Supportive Care
Guidelines
Intermediate
functional
impairment
Specialized
precautions,
individualized
treatment according
to patient
preferences and
caregiver availability
SCREENING
Able to tolerate
treatment
Not able to
tolerate treatment
or declines
therapy
Able to tolerate
treatment
Not able to
tolerate
treatment or
declines therapy
See Treatment
(SAO-2)
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Able to
tolerate
treatment
Surgical
Radiation
Chemotherapy
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In general, age is not a primary consideration for surgical risk
Assess physiologic status (Using standard surgical evaluation tools)
Neurotoxicity
Cardiac
Bone marrow
Renal
Mucositis
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Avoid cisplatin/paclitaxel combination regimens when possible
Consider alternative regimens with non-neurotoxic drugs
Monitor hearing loss and avoid neurotoxic agents if significant
hearing loss present
Monitor cerebellum function if high dose cytarabine
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Imaging assessment of ventricular function
MUGA scan
Symptomatic or asymptomatic with ejection fraction of < 45%
Non-anthracycline, liposomal doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, dexrazoxane
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Prophylactic colony stimulating factors when dose intensity required for response
or cure (eg,
Decreased dose of chemotherapy if palliation is the goal
Maintain hemoglobin levels 12g/dL
Concurrent RT/Chemotherapy often not well tolerated, consider sequential therapy
Use of growth factors for all patients age 65 y treated with CHOP or
CHOP-like chemotherapy)
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(See NCCN Cancer and Treatment Related
Anemia Guidelines)
Adjust dose for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) to reduce systemic toxicity
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Give rest period if prolonged infusion
Consider capecitabine instead of 5-FU
Early hospitalization in patients who develop dysphagia/diarrhea
Nutritional support
Oral prophylaxis
Consider amifostine with head and neck RT
Nutrition if RT induced mucositis
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Use caution with concurrent RT/Chemotherapy, dose modification of
chemotherapy may be necessary
Consider amifostine with head and neck RT
Nutrition and pain control if RT induced mucositis
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONSg
SAO-2
gMonitor function, comorbidities, social circumstances, pain,
nutrition and distress for all therapies.
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SAO-A
UPPER, MIDDLE, AND LOWER QUARTILES OF LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR WOMEN AND MEN AT SELECTED AGES
Reprinted and adapted with permission from Walter LC, Covinsky KE. Cancer screening in elderly patients. JAMA 2001;285:2750-2756.
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Life Expectancy for Women
Life Expectancy for Men
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70 75 80 85 90 95
70 75 80 85 90 95
Age, y
15.7
21.3
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11.9
6.8
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2.9
6.8
3.9
1.8
4.8
2.7
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2.3
4.3
1.5
3.2
5.8
2.2
4.7
7.9
3.3
6.7
10.8
4.9
9.3
14.2
18
12.4
6.7
Top 25th Percentile
50th Percentile
Lowest 25th Percentile
Years
Years
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SAO-B
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Detect and correct reversible conditions that
may interfere with treatment
Geriatric assessment of the older individual
Life expectancy
Tolerance for treatment
Ability of patient to make decisions
Amelioration of treatment complications
Use of hematopoietic growth factors
Control of anemia
Dose adjustment of chemotherapy agents
Disease-specific issues ( )
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
Lung cancer
Management of patients unfit for standard
treatment
See SAO-C
SPECIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER IN OLDER PATIENTS
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Disease
AML
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas,
large cells
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
Lung cancer (non---small
cell)
Ovarian cancer
Age-Related Changes
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Decreased sensitivity to
chemotherapy secondary to increased
prevalence of MDR1
Unfavorable cytogenetic profiles
Decreased duration of complete
response, possibly secondary to
increased circulating levels of
interleukin-6
More indolent course, secondary to
higher prevalence of a well-
differentiated hormone-receptor rich,
slowly proliferating tumor(s) and to a
hormonal and immunologic milieu that
is unfavorable to the tumor(s)
Decreased tolerance of fluorinated
pyrimidines
Reduced tolerance of combined-
modality treatment in stage III
Decreased response rate to cytotoxic
chemotherapy
Clinical Problems
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Reversal of MDR1
Role of low-dose cytarabine
Supportive care
Use of chemotherapy in higher doses
Biological treatment
Alternative regimens
Value of radiotherapy after lumpectomy
Primary hormonal treatment
Value of adjuvant chemotherapy
Value of lymph node dissection
Use of epirubicin or liposomal doxorubicin in
lieu of doxorubicin
Explore alternative forms of adjuvant therapy
Explore alternative forms of treatment
Explore alternative approaches
DISEASE-SPECIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO AGE
AML, acute myelogenous leukemia; MDR1, multiple drug resistance gene
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Clinical Trials: NCCN believes that the best management of any cancer patient is in a clinical trial. Participation in clinical trials is especially encouraged.
SAO-C
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Assessment
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Activities of daily living (ADL) – Eating, dressing,
continence, grooming, transferring, using the
bathroom
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) – Using
transportation, managing money, taking medications,
shopping, preparing meals, doing laundry, doing
housework, using telephone
Performance status
Number of comorbid conditions
Seriousness of comorbid conditions (comorbidity
index)
Living conditions
Presence and adequacy of caregiver
Income
Access to transportation
Dementia---Mini-Mental Status (MMS), other
Depression---Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Delirium---For minimal infection or medication
Falls ( 1 per month)
Osteoporosis (spontaneous fractures)
Neglect and abuse
Failure to thrive
Persistent dizziness
Number of medications
Drug-drug interactions
Nutritional risk---Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
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Function
Comorbidity
Socioeconomic
issues
Geriatric syndromes
Polypharmacy
Nutrition
COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT
SAO-D
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SAO-E
Variable
Weight loss
Exhaustion
Physical activity
Walk time (cutoff times are
gender and height specific)
Grip strength (cutoffs are
gender and BMI specific)
Question
Men:¶ Women:¶
Men: Women:
“In the past year, have you lost more than 10 lb
unintentionally (ie, not due to dieting or exercise)?”
Using the CES depression scale, the following two
statements are read.
(a) I felt that everything I did was an effort.
(b) I could not get going.
The question is asked: “How often in the last week
did you feel this way?Ӡ
Based on the short version of the Minnesota Leisure
Time Activity questionnaire, subjects are asked
about whether they do walking, chores (moderately
strenuous), mowing the lawn, raking, gardening,
hiking, jogging, biking, exercise cycling, dancing,
aerobics, bowling, golf, singles or doubles tennis,
racquetball, calisthenics, swimming.
Height 173 cm Height 159 cm
Height > 173 cm Height > 159 cm
BMI 24 BMI 23
BMI = 24.1 – 26 BMI = 23.1---26
BMI = 26.1 – 28 BMI = 26.1---29
BMI > 28 BMI > 29
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Criteria
Men:
Women:
Men: Women:
Men: Women:
If yes, then subject is frail for weight loss
criterion.*
Subjects answering “2” or “3” to either of these
questions are categorized as frail by the
exhaustion criterion.†
Those with physical activity
< 383 Kcals/wk are frail.‡
Those with physical activity < 270
Kcals/wk are frail.‡
Cutoff for time to walk 15 ft criterion for frailty:
7 seconds 7 seconds
6 seconds 6 seconds
Cutoff for grip strength (Kg) criterion for frailty:
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30 17.3
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CRITERIA USED TO DEFINE FRAILTY
BMI, body mass index; CES, Center for Epidemiological Studies.
Adapted with permission from Fried L, Tangen C, Walston J, et al. Frailty in older
adults: evidence for a phenotype. J Gerontol Med Sci 2001;56A:M146-M156.
*At follow-up, weight loss is calculated as: (weight in previous year minus current
measured weight)/(weight in previous year) = K. If K 0.05 and the subject does
not report that he/she was trying to lose weight (ie, unintentional weight loss of at
least 5% of previous year's body weight), then subject is considered frail for
weight loss.
†0 = rarely or none of the time (< 1 day); 1 = some or a little of the time (1-2 days);
2 = a moderate amount of the time (3-4 days); or 3 = most of the time.
‡Kcals/wk expended are calculated using a standardized algorithm.
¶A medium height is used.
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SAO-F
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Target Area
Vision
Hearing
Arm
Leg
Urinary
incontinence
Nutrition
Mental status
Depression
ADL-IADL
Home
environment
Social support
PROCEDURE FOR FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT SCREENING IN ELDERLY PERSONS
Assessment Procedure
Test each eye with Jaeger card while patient wears
corrective lenses (if applicable)
Whisper a short, easily answered question, such as
“What is your name?” in each ear while the
examiner's face is out of direct view.
Proximal: “Touch the back of your head with both
hands.”
Distal: “Pick up the spoon.”
Observe the patient after asking “Rise from your
chair, walk 10 ft, return, and sit down.”*
Ask patient: “Do you ever lose your urine and get
wet?”
Weigh the patient. Measure height.
Tell the patient: “I am going to name three objects
(pencil, truck, book). I will ask you to repeat their
names now and then again a few minutes from
now.Ӡ
Ask patient: “Do you often feel sad or depressed?”
Ask patient: “Can you get out of bed yourself?”; “Can
you dress yourself?”; “Can you make your own
meals?”; “Can you do your own shopping?”
Ask patient: “Do you have trouble with sta