A new tool for comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a pilot study from China

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2020-08-10
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AbstractBackground:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a common type of hematological malignancy in elderly people. Geriatricians have developed comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) methods for elderly patients; however, the tools used for CGA in AML are not uniform. Thus, we aimed to validate the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scales, age, comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index), and albumin (IACA) index, which is a new tool for CGA, in elderly patients with AML.