Searching for Clinically Relevant Biomarkers in Geriatric Oncology

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Oncogeriatrics holds the promise of informing decision-making in the clinic for the elderly cancer patients. In such a context, CGA (by geriatricians) coupled to disease assessment (by oncologists) will result in radical or palliative treatment strategies and, next, benefit/risk ratios (on the basis of efficacy/toxicity data) will guide decision-making. The role of clinically relevant ageing biomarkers is fundamental in every step of the decision-making process.