Transplant Physicians’ Attitudes on Candidacy for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) in Older Patients: The Need for a Standardized Geriatric Assessment (GA) Tool
Mishra A, Preussler J, Al-Mansour Z, Bachanova V, Bhatt V, Bredeson C, Chhabra S, D'Souza A, Dahi P, DeFilipp Z, Gowda L, Hacker E, Hashmi S, Howard D, Jakubowski A, Jayani R, Johnston L, Koll T, Lin R, McCurdy S, Michaelis L, Muffly L, Nathwani N, Olin R, Popat U, Rodriguez C, Rosko A, Runaas L, Sabloff M, Shore T, Shune L, Sorror M, Sung A, Ustun C, Wood W, Burns L, Artz A. Transplant Physicians’ Attitudes on Candidacy for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) in Older Patients: The Need for a Standardized Geriatric Assessment (GA) Tool. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2020, 26: s45-s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.12.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationKarnofsky performance scoreTransplant physiciansUpper age limitAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationGeriatric assessment toolsNon-myeloablative conditioningMarrow Transplant ResearchOnline cross-sectional surveyHealth assessment toolMajority of centersClinical support staffCross-sectional surveyAssessment toolAdult physiciansMyeloablative regimenOlder ptsRegimen intensityConditioning regimensOlder patientsSupportive careInternational BloodRisk stratificationCell transplantationCurative potential