Perspectives on geriatric oncology research presented at the 2019 St. Gallen international breast cancer conference

J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Sep;10(5):673-676. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.04.014. Epub 2019 May 3.

Authors

Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti¹, Roman Dubianski²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Breast Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nicolo.battisti@rmh.nhs.uk.
² Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, ul. W.K. Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warszawa, Poland.

PMID: 31060963
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.04.014

No abstract available

Keywords: Breast cancer; Clinical trials; Geriatric assessment; Meeting abstracts; Meeting reports; Older adults.

Publication types

Congress

MeSH terms

Aged
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Axilla
Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / methods
Clinical Decision-Making
Decision Making, Shared
Disease Management
Female
Frailty / epidemiology
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatrics
Humans
Lymph Node Excision / methods
Mastectomy / methods
Medical Oncology
Neoplasm Staging
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / methods

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors