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Geriatrics
The prognostic value of comprehensive geriatric assessment on the management of older patients with small cell lung cancer
You Jin Chun, Kwang Joon Kim, Ji Yeon Lee, Ji Won Choi, Tae Hee Kim, Hye Ryun Kim, Byoung Chul Cho, Min Hee Hong, Chang Oh Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):254-263. Published online January 19, 2023
Background/Aims: The prognostic value of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for the management of older small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients remains to be established.
Methods: A retrospective cohort enrolled 21 SCLC patients over 65 years from March 2018 to 2019 at the Yonsei Cancer Cent..
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Hemato-oncology
Geriatric functional assessment for decision-making on adjuvant chemotherapy in older colon cancer patients
Hyun Jin Bang, Hyun Jeong Shim, Ga Ram Kim, Jun Eul Hwang, Woo Kyun Bae, Ik Joo Chung, Sang Hee Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):660-672. Published online April 15, 2022
Background/Aims: Despite the increasing need for geriatric assessment prior to chemotherapy, the method for this assessment remains inadequate for older cancer patients. We aimed to propose a simple assessment method to predict the performance of adjuvant chemotherapy in older patients after colon c..
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Geriatrics
Validity of the Clinical Frailty Scale in Korean older patients at a geriatric clinic
Hee-Won Jung, Il-Young Jang, Ji Yeon Back, Seunghyun Park, Chan MI Park, Seung Jun Han, Eunju Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1242-1250. Published online December 30, 2020
Background/Aims: We aimed to assess the validity of the Korean translated version of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in determining the frailty status in geriatric outpatients.
Methods: The records of 123 ambulatory outpatients who had undergone CFS and comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) i..
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Sarcopenia is associated with severe erectile dysfunction in older adults: a population-based cohort study
Hyungchul Park, Il-Young Jang, Minkyu Han, Heayon Lee, Hee-Won Jung, Eunju Lee, Dae Hyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1245-1253. Published online April 21, 2020
Background/Aims: Sarcopenia and erectile dysfunction (ED) are associat ed with poor health and quality of life in older men. We investigate the association between sarcopenia and severe ED in community-dwelling older men.
Methods: We prospectively assessed sarcopenia and ED in 519, community-dwelli..
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Hemato-oncology
Factors associated with treatment interruption in elderly patients with cancer
Hye Sung Won, Der Sheng Sun, Ji Young Choi, Ho Jung An, Yoon Ho Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):156-164. Published online February 23, 2018
Background/Aims: This study was conducted to identify risk factors that predict vulnerability to cancer therapy on the basis of the clinical, geriatric, and quality of life assessment before starting treatment in elderly patients.
Methods: Seventy-five patients aged 65 years and over with newly dia..
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The Korean version of the FRAIL scale: clinical feasibility and validity of assessing the frailty status of Korean elderly
Hee-Won Jung, Hyun-Jung Yoo, Si-Young Park, Sun-Wook Kim, Jung-Yeon Choi, Sol-Ji Yoon, Cheol-Ho Kim, Kwang-il Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):594-600. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: The fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight (FRAIL) scale is a screening tool for frailty status using a simple 5-item questionnaire. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical feasibility and validity of the Korean version of the FRAIL (K-FRAIL) scale..
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Geriatric risk model for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GERIAD): a prospective multicenter cohort study
Ho-Young Yhim, Yong Park, Jeong-A Kim, Ho-Jin Shin, Young Rok Do, Joon Ho Moon, Min Kyoung Kim, Won Sik Lee, Dae Sik Kim, Myung-Won Lee, Yoon Seok Choi, Seong Hyun Jeong, Kyoung Ha Kim, Jinhang Kim, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ga-Young Song, Deok-Hwan Yang, Jae-Yong Kwak
Received June 19, 2023 Accepted November 27, 2023 Published online January 30, 2024
Background/Aims: Optimal risk stratification based on simplified geriatric assessment to predict treatment-related toxicity and survival needs to be clarified in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Methods: This multicenter prospective cohort study enrolled newly diagnosed pat..
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