Table 3.
Guidelines on the assessment of older adults with cancer.
| Guidelines | Organization | Year of Publication |
Recommended Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatric assessment in daily oncology practice for nurses and allied health care professionals: Opinion paper of the Nursing and Allied Health Interest Group of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) [20] |
Nursing and Allied Health Interest Group of SIOG (International Society for Geriatric Oncology) |
2016 | Mini-Cog, MMSE, MoCA |
| NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Older adult oncology, version 2.2017 [25] |
NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) |
2017 | Mini-Cog, MMSE, MoCA |
| Practical assessment and management of vulnerabilities in older patients receiving chemotherapy: ASCO guideline for geriatric oncology [1] |
ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) |
2018 | Mini-Cog, BOMC, MMSE, MoCA |
| General recommendations paper on the management of older patients with cancer: The SEOM geriatric oncology task forces position statement [24] |
SEOM (Spanish Society for Medical Oncology) |
2018 | SPMSQ |
| What every oncologist should know about geriatric assessment for older patients with cancer: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology position paper [21] |
Young SIOG (Young International Society for Geriatric Oncology) |
2018 | Mini-Cog, MMSE, MoCA, BOMC, Clock-drawing |
| NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Older adult oncology, version 1.2019 [22] |
NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) |
2019 | Mini-Cog, MMSE, MoCA |
| Adapting care for older cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations for the International Society for Geriatric Oncology COVID-19 Working Group [26] |
SIOG (International Society for Geriatric Oncology) | 2020 | BOMC |
| Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer: Recommendations by the Italian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology [27] | SIGG (Italian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology) |
2021 | MoCA, MMSE |