Does screening for frailty with the vulnerable elders survey (VES-13) identify older adults with GU malignancy who benefit most from a consultation in a geriatric oncology clinic?

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Naser M. KH. M. S AlQurini

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Naser M. KH. M. S AlQurini , Narhari Timilshina , Rana Jin , Allison Loucks , Arielle Berger , Lindy Romanovsky , Martine Puts , Shabbir M.H. Alibhai

Organizations

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: The VES-13 is a well-studied brief frailty screening tool for ≥ 65 older adults (OAs) in the oncology setting. Vulnerable patients (scoring ≥ 3) are at higher risk for adverse outcomes and will benefit from a Comprehensive Geriatric assessment (CGA) and cancer treatment decision optimization. Whether the VES-13 is effective specifically in patients with Genitourinary (GU) malignancies remains to be established. Primary objective: to determine if the VES-13 can predict which OAs with GU cancer (Bladder, Prostate, Kidney) had subsequent treatment modification after CGA. Secondary objective: to investigate if there is any association between VES-13 score with comorbidity and chemotherapy toxicity prediction tool (CARG). Methods: The VES-13 was administered to consecutive patients referred to the geriatric oncology (GO) clinic from GU site at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada. All patients underwent CGA. CGA assess 8 domains including cognition, comorbidities, function, falls risk. Among patients referred for pre-treatment assessment, we examined whether the VES-13 predicted changes in the final treatment plan after CGA. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the VES-13 scores and final treatment impact. Results: From July 2015-October 2019, 77 were included in this analysis. The VES-13 ≥ 3 group were 52/77 (67.5%), and significantly associated with higher comorbidities (P = 0.003) and worse CARG scores (P = 0.005). The final treatment plan was modified in 36/77 (47%). In univariate analysis, the odds ratio (OR) for VES-13 ≥3 was 1.92 (95% CI 0.72-5.12) for change in final treatment, which was not statistically significant likely due to modest sample size. Interestingly in the same univariate analysis, there was a strong association between final treatment plan with falls risk (OR 2.63, 95% CI 1.03-6.72), physical performance (OR 2.51, 95% CI 0.98-6.45) and cognition (OR 3.95, 95% CI 1.19-13.19). Conclusions: The VES-13 identified vulnerable GU patients who will benefit from CGA and may predict treatment optimization by identifying patients at higher risk of chemotherapy toxicity and higher comorbidity.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A: Prostate Cancer

Track

Prostate Cancer - Advanced,Prostate Cancer - Localized

Sub Track

Other

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 6; abstr 209)

Abstract #

209

Poster Bd #

K3

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