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. 2022 Jul 21;27(11):e878–e888. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac131

Table 4.

Summary of clinical endpoints according to cancer type and CGA-results at baseline (before chemotherapy).

(Neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for solid malignancies (n = 72) Palliative chemotherapy for solid malignancies (n = 49) Indolent haematological malignancies (n = 115) Aggressive haematological malignancies (n = 55)
Progressive disease and/or decline of IADL-independence (≥2 points) 1 year after chemotherapy (primary endpoint) 27/72 (37.5%) 35/49 (71.4%) 42/115 (36.5%) 22/55 (40%)
 Unknown 9/72 (12.5%) 4/49 (8.2%) 9/115 (7.8%) 3/55 (5.5%)
 Abnormal G8-score 22/27 (81.5%) 22/35 (62.9%) 35/42 (83.3%) 17/22 (77.3%)
 Fit 4/27 (14.8%) 4/35 (11/4%) 5/42 (11.9%) 2/22 (9.1%)
 Vulnerable 11/27 (40.7%) 19/35 (54.3%) 18/42 (42.9%) 7/22 (31.8%)
 Frail 12/27 (44.4%) 12/35 (34.3%) 19/42 (45.2%) 13/22 (59.1%)
Median OS in months (IQR) 44.5 (22-59) 18 (12-29.5) 34 (20-54) 35 (16-52)
 Unknown 0 0 0 0
 Abnormal G8-score 41 (13.5-60.5) 13 (10.5-32.5) 34 (18-52.5) 35.5 (16.3-51)
 Fit 47.5 (20.3-63) 19 (9-26) 48 (21.3-59.8) 48 (35-62)
 Vulnerable 47.5 (20.3-63) 15.5 (12-23.8) 35 (23.5-51.3) 34 (17.5-51.5)
 Frail 39.5 (11.5-57.8) 23.5 (12.5-38.3) 33 (14-54) 30 (8.5-51)
Preterm termination of chemotherapy 29/72 (40.3%) 26/49 (53.1%) 48/115 (41.7%) 16/55 (29.1%)
 Unknown 0 0 0 0
 Abnormal G8-score 21/29 (72.4%) 15/26 (57.7%) 33/48 (68.8%) 15/16 (93.8%)
 Fit 6/29 (20.7%) 4/26 (15.4%) 5/48 (10.4%) 1/16 (6.3%)
 Vulnerable 17/29 (58.6%) 13/26 (50%) 17/48 (35.4%) 4/16 (25%)
 Frail 6/29 (20.7%) 9/26 (34.6%) 26/48 (54.2%) 11/16 (68.8%)
Deceased within 1 year after chemotherapy 9/72 (12.5%) 12/49 (24.5%) 16/115 (13.9%) 12/55 (21.8%)
 Unknown 0 0 0 0
 Abnormal G8-score 8/9 (88.9%) 7/12 (58.3%) 12/16 (75%) 9/12 (75%)
 Fit 1/9 (11.1%) 2/12 (16.7%) 2/16 (12.5%) 1/12 (8.3%)
 Vulnerable 4/9 (44.4%) 6/12 (50%) 5/16 (31.3%) 3/12 (25%)
 Frail 4/9 (44.4%) 4/12 (33.3%) 9/16 (56.3%) 8/12 (66.7%)