Table 1:
Recommendations for next steps in incorporating GA in research. Dr. Hurria significantly contributed to these recommendations
ASCO 2015 Workshop | ASCO-FDA Workshop | ASCO 2019 Research Priorities |
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NCI, FDA, and other organizations should advocate for collection of GA domains in trials | Design more trials including elements of GA and endpoints important to older adults | Use GA as standard measure of aging physiology to reliably predict treatment side-effects |
Research and clinical databases should include GA domains in their variables measured | GA should be routinely collected and documented in EHRs | Study the impact of cancer treatment on GA domains, such as cognition and function |
Database developers should partner with EHR vendors to incorporate GA domains | Study the effects of cancer treatment on older adults with impaired GA domains | |
Conduct trials studying effects of GA-guided care |
ASCO = American Society of Clinical Oncology; NCI = National Cancer Institute; FDA = Food and Drug Administration; EHR = Electronic Health Record