2013

Kenis C, Bron D, Libert Y, Decoster L, Van Puyvelde K, Scalliet P, Cornette P, Pepersack T, Luce S, Langenaeken C, Rasschaert M, Allepaerts S, Van Rijswijk R, Milisen K, Flamaing J, Lobelle JP, Wildiers H. Relevance of a systematic geriatric screening and assessment in older patients with cancer: results of a prospective multicentric study.  Ann Oncol. 2013 May;24(5):1306-12. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mds619. Epub 2013 Jan 4. (Pubmed)

Ring A, Harder H, Langridge C, Ballinger RS, Fallowfield LJ. Adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly women with breast cancer (AChEW): an observational study identifying MDT perceptions and barriers to decision making. Ann Oncol. 2013 May;24(5):1211-9. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mds642. Epub 2013 Jan 18. (Pubmed)

Aparicio T, Jouve JL, Teillet L, Gargot D, Subtil F, Le Brun-Ly V, Cretin J, Locher C, Bouché O, Breysacher G, Charneau J, Seitz JF, Gasmi M, Stefani L, Ramdani M, Lecomte T, Mitry E. Geriatric Factors Predict Chemotherapy Feasibility: Ancillary Results of FFCD 2001-02 Phase III Study in First-Line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients.  J Clin Oncol. 2013 Apr 10;31(11):1464-70. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.42.9894. Epub 2013 Mar 4.(Pubmed)

Donovan D. Special considerations in the management of older adult patients with metastatic breast cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Feb;17 Suppl:41-8. doi: 10.1188/13.CJON.S1.41-48.(Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing)

Caroline Helwick Bevacizumab plus Capecitabine Has Robust Effect in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer. The ASCO Post, March 15, 2013, Volume 4, Issue 5 (ASCO Post)

Tan A, Kuo YF, Elting LS, Goodwin JS. Refining physician quality indicators for screening mammography in older women: distinguishing appropriate use from overuse. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Mar;61(3):380-7. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12151. Epub 2013 Mar 1. (Pubmed)

Hoeben KW, van Steenbergen LN, van de Wouw AJ, Rutten HJ, van Spronsen DJ, Janssen-Heijnen ML.; Treatment and complications in elderly stage III colon cancer patients in the Netherlands. Ann Oncol. 2013 Apr;24(4):974-9. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mds576. Epub 2012 Nov 7. (Pubmed)

Sacher AG, Le LW, Leighl NB, Coate LE. Elderly patients with advanced NSCLC in phase III clinical trials: are the elderly excluded from practice-changing trials in advanced NSCLC?  J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Mar;8(3):366-8. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827e2145. (pubmed)

Deschler B, Ihorst G, Platzbecker U, Germing U, März E, de Figuerido M, Fritzsche K, Haas P, Salih HR, Giagounidis A, Selleslag D, Labar B, de Witte T, Wijermans P, Lübbert M. Parameters detected by geriatric and quality of life assessment in 195 older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia are highly predictive for outcome. Haematologica. 2013 Feb;98(2):208-16. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2012.067892. Epub 2012 Aug 8. (pdf - Pubmed)

Schonberg MA, Breslau ES, McCarthy EP. Targeting of mammography screening according to life expectancy in women aged 75 and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Mar;61(3):388-95. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12123. Epub 2013 Feb 15. (Pubmed)

Braithwaite D, Zhu W, Hubbard RA, O'Meara ES, Miglioretti DL, Geller B, Dittus K, Moore D, Wernli KJ, Mandelblatt J, Kerlikowske K; Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. Screening Outcomes in Older US Women Undergoing Multiple Mammograms in Community Practice: Does Interval, Age, or Comorbidity Score Affect Tumor Characteristics or False Positive Rates? J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Mar 6;105(5):334-41. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs645. Epub 2013 Feb 5. (Pubmed)

2012

Impact of age on oncology decision making. An extensive report published in February 2012 by the National Cancer Action Team of Health Department in the UK. Full text 

Stauder R. The challenge of individualised risk assessment and therapy planning in elderly high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients.
Ann Hematol 2012 May 1 [Epub ahead of print] 

Chan KKW, Siu E, Krahn MD, Imrie K, Alibhai SMH. Cost-utility analysis of primary prophylaxis versus secondary prophylaxis with Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in elderly patients with diffuse aggressive lymphoma receiving curative-intent chemotherapy 
J Clin Oncol 2012 Apr; 30:1064-71

Barcenas CH, Zhang N, Zhao H, et al. Anthracycline regimen adherence in older patients with early breast cancer
The Oncologist 2012, March;17:303-11

Pavlidis N, Stanta G, Audisio RA. Cancer prevalence and mortality in centenarians: A systematic review
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2011 Oct 22 [Epub ahead of print] 

Brunnberg U, Mohr M, Noppeney R, et al. Induction therapy of AML with ara-C plus daunorubicin versus ara-C plus gemtuzumab ozogamicin: a randomized phase II trial in elderly patients
Ann Oncol 2012 Apr;23:990-6 

Janssen-Heijnen MLG, Maas HAAM, Siesling S, et al. Treatment and survival of patients with small-cell lung cancer: small steps forward, but not for patients >80
Ann Oncol 2012 Apr;23:954-60 

Aggarwal C, Langer CJ. Older age, poor performance status and major comorbidities: how to treat high-risk patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer
Curr Opin Oncol 2012 Mar;24:130-6 

Monfardini S, Giordano G, Sandri R, Gnocchi PL, Galetti G.  Bringing geriatrics into oncology or also oncology into geriatrics?
Ann Oncol 2012 Mar;23:801 (Editorial - no abstract)

Lichtman SM, Hurria A, Cirrincione CT, et al for the Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Paclitaxel efficacy and toxicity in older women with metastatic breast cancer: combined analysis of CALGB 9342 AND 9840
Ann Oncol 2012 Mar;23:632-8 

Van de Water W, Bastiaannet E, Hille ETM, et al. Age-specific nonpersistence of endocrine therapy in postmenopausal patients diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: a TEAM Study analysis 
The Oncologist 2012 Jan;17:55-63

2011

Wong H, Tang YF, Yao TJ, et al. The outcomes and safety of single-agent sorafenib in the treatment of elderly patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
The Oncologist 2011 Dec;16:1721-8 

Smith BD, Jiang J, McLaughlin SS,  Hurria A, et al. Improvement in breast cancer outcomes over time: are older women missing out?
J Clin Oncol 2011 Dec;29:4647-53

Also read Editorial by HB Muss on this article: Older women with breast cancer: slow progress, great opportunity, now is the time
J Clin Oncol 2011 Dec;29:4608 (no abstract)

VanderWalde AM, Hurria A. Second malignancies among elderly survivors of cancer
The Oncologist 2011 Nov;16:1572-81

Pivot X, Schneeweiss A, Verma S. et al. Efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in combination with docetaxel for the first-lline treatment of elderly patients with locally receurrent or metastatic breast cancer: Results from AVADO
Eur J Cancer 2011 Nov ;47:2387-95

Pallis AG, Karampeazis A, Vamvakas L, et al. Efficacy and treatment tolerance in older patients with NSCLC: a meta-analysis of five phase III randomized trials conducted by the Hellenic Oncology Research Group
Ann Oncol 2011 Nov;22:2448-55 

Kurtz JE, Kaminsky MC, Floquet A, et al. on behalf of Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup. Ovarian cancer in elderly patients: carboplatin and pegylated lioposmal doxorubicin versus carboplatin and paclitaxel in late relapse: a Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup (GCIG) CALYPSO sub-study
Ann Oncol 2011 Nov; 22:2417-23 

Sifer-Rivière L, Saint-Jean O, Gisselbrecht M, et al. What the specific tools of geriatrics and oncology can tell us about the role and status of geriatricians in a pilot geriatric oncology program
Ann Oncol 2011Oct;22:2325-29

Hamaker ME, Buurman BM, van Munster BC, et al. The value of a comprehensive geriatric assessment for patient care in acutely hospitalized older patients with cancer
The Oncologist 2011 Oct;16:1403-12 

Caillet P, Canoui-Poitrine F, Vouriot J, et al. Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the decision-making process in elderly patients with cancer: ELCAPA study
J Clin Oncol 2011 Sept 20;29:3636-42

Hurria A, Togawa K, Mohile SG, Owusu C, Klepine HD, et al. Predicting chemotherapy toxicity in older adults with cancer: a prospective multicenter study
J Clin Oncol 2011 Sept 1;29:3457-65

Grov EK, Fossa SD, Dahl AA. Insomnia in elderly cancer survivors - a population-based controlled study of associations with lifestyle, morbidity, and psychosocial factors. Results from the Health Survey of North-Trondelag County (HUNT-2)
Support Care Cancer 2011 Sep;19:1319-26 

Björkholm M, Svedmyr E, Sjöberg J. How we treat elderly patients with Hodgkin lymphoma
Curr Opin Oncol 2011 Sep;23:421-8 

Soubeyran P, Bellera C, Rainfray M. Evaluation gériatrique dans les hémopathies lymphoïdes (Geriatric assessment in lymphoproliferative disorders)
Oncologie 2011;13:589-94

Spano JP, Falandry C, Chaibi P, Freyer G. Current targeted therapies in breast cancer: clinical applications in the elderly woman
The Oncologist 2011 Aug;16:1144-53 

Aapro M, Tjulandin S, Bhar P, Gradishar W. Weekly nab-paclitaxel is safe and effective in >= 65 years old patients with metastatic breast cancer: A post-hoc analysis
The Breast 2011 Aug;20:468-74

Shenoy C, Klem I, Crowley AL Patel M, et al. Cardiovascular complications of breast cancer therapy in older adults
The Oncologist 2011 Aug; 16:1138-43 

Tahir M, Robinson T, Stotter A. How not to neglect the care of elderly breast cancer patients?
The Breast 2011 Aug;20:293-6 

Pallis AG, Ring A, Fortpied C, et al. EORTC workshop on clinical trial methodology in older individuals with a diagnosis of solid tumors
Ann Oncol 2011 Aug;22:1922-26

Walton L, Ommen K, Audisio RA. Breast reconstruction in elderly women breast cancer: A review
Cancer Treat Rev 2011 Aug;37:353-7 

Kobayashi Y, Miura K, Hojo A, et al. Charlson Comorbidity Index is an independent prognostic factor among elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2011 Jul;137:1079-84

Dordea M, Jones R, Nicolas AP, et al. Surgery for breast cancer in the elderly - How relevant?
The Breast 2011 Jun;20:212-4

2010

Surg Oncol 19(3), Sept 2010 - Perioperative Management of Pain in Elderly Cancer Patients - Walter Gianni and Giovanni Gambassi, guest editors
Oncol Nurs Forum 37 (Suppl), Sept 2010 - Pain Management in Older Adults with Cancer