Cancer Surgery in the Elderly

Table 2

Prospective studies on the effect of geriatric assessment before cancer surgery.

First author, year [ref]	𝑁	Age (min, mean)	Cancer	Intervention	Results
McCorkle et al., 2000 [40]	375	60, NR	Solid	Advance-practice nurses (APNs) for postsurgical home care	Improved survival with APNs
Repetto et al., 2002 [18]	363	65, 73	Solid and hematologic	CGA	CGA added to PS, even PS is high
Freyer et al., 2005 [41]	83	70, 76	Ovarian	CGA to predict STox; patient autonomy; comorbidities; nutritional status	CGA predicted toxicity and overall survival
Pope et al. (PACE), 2006 [25]	460	65, 77	Breast, GI, GU	PACE	PACE associated with complications
Goodwin et al., 2003 [42]	335	65, ~72	Breast	Nurse case management	Improved management