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SIOG Guidelines (2017-2018)

SIOG Clinical Practice Guidelines are intended to provide the user with a set of recommendations for the best standards of cancer care in the elderly, based on the findings of evidence-based medicine.

Published guidelines (2017-2018)
Addressing the quality of life needs of older patients with cancer: A SIOG consensus paper and practical guide.
Quality of Life task force
July 18, 2018

Scotté F, Bossi P, Carola E, Cudennec T, Dielenseger P, Gomes F, Knox S, Strasser F. Ann Oncol. 2018 Jul 13. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy228. [Epub ahead of print]

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Elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: position paper from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology
Kidney task force
June 1, 2018

Ravindran Kanesvaran, Olivia Le Saux, Robert Motzer, Toni K Choueiri, Florian Scotté, Joaquim Bellmunt, Vincent Launay-Vacher Published: June 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30125-6

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Nutritional management of older adults with gastrointestinal cancers: An International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) review paper
Nutrition task force
February 8, 2018

Mislang AR, Di Donato S, Hubbard J, Krishna L, Mottino G, Bozzetti F, Biganzoli L. J Geriatr Oncol. 2018 Jan 22. pii: S1879-4068(18)30014-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.01.003. [Epub ahead of print] .

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Adherence to oral cancer therapy in older adults: The International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) taskforce recommendations
Adherence task force
May 30, 2017

Mislang AR, Wildes TM, Kanesvaran R, Baldini C, Holmes HM, Nightingale G, Coolbrandt A, Biganzoli L. Cancer Treat Rev. 2017 Jun;57:58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 May 15.

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Radiopharmaceuticals in the elderly cancer patient: Practical considerations, with a focus on prostate cancer therapy: A position paper from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Task Force
Radiopharmaceutical task force
April 7, 2017

John O. Prior, Silke Gillessen, Manfred Wirth, William Dale, Matti Aapro, Wim J.G. Oyen. European Journal of Cancer, Volume 77, May 2017

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SIOG Clinical Guidelines - Full List

To see the full list of the SIOG clinical guidelines, please click here.

Guidelines under development
  • Anti-HER2 targeted treatments in the elderly with breast cancer
  • The treatment of bladder cancer in older cancer patients
  • Study to estimate the toxicity, dose-intensity, and benefit of anti-EGFR-based treatment in patients with advanced colon cancer according to age
  • Corticosteroid therapy in the elderly cancer patient: Expert recommendations from SIOG
  • Treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia in older patients: recommendations of a SIOG Task Force
  • Update of the management of prostate cancer in elderly patients: recommendations of a Task Force of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)