title: Geriatric assessment to predict survival in older allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients.
abstract: Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is increasingly utilized in older adults. This study prospectively evaluated the prognostic utility of geriatric assessment domains prior to allogeneic transplantation in recipients aged 50 years and over. Geriatric assessment was performed prior to transplant, and included validated measures across domains of function and disability, comorbidity, frailty, mental health, nutritional status, and systemic inflammation. A total of 203 patients completed geriatric assessment and underwent transplant. Median age was 58 years (range 50-73). After adjusting for established prognostic factors, limitations in instrumental activities of daily living (HR 2.38, 95%CI: 1.59-3.56; P<0.001), slow walk speed (HR 1.80, 95%CI: 1.14-2.83; P=0.01), high comorbidity by hematopoietic cell transplantation-specific comorbidity index (HR 1.56, 95%CI: 1.07-2.28; P=0.02), low mental health by short-form-36 mental component summary (HR 1.67, 95%CI: 1.13-2.48; P=0.01), and elevated serum C-reactive protein (HR 2.51, 95%CI: 1.54-4.09; P<0.001) were significantly associated with inferior overall survival. These associations were more pronounced in the cohort 60 years and over. Geriatric assessment measures confer independent prognostic utility in older allogeneic transplant recipients. Implementation of geriatric assessment prior to allogeneic transplantation may aid appropriate selection of older adults.
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Lori S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Muffly
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Masha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocherginsky
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Quynh
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Lucy A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Godley
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Olatoyosi M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Odenike
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: van Besien
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL aartz@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Artz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000401:mortality* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends