Anemia and functional disability in older adults with cancer.
Owusu C, Tew W, Hardt M, Mohile S, Klepin H, Gross C, Gajra A, Lichtman S, Ramani R, Katheria V, Zavala L, Hurria A. Anemia and functional disability in older adults with cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 9109-9109. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.9109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional disabilityProspective studyOlder adultsMulti-center prospective studyUnintentional weight lossCorrection of anemiaRandomized-controlled trialPre-treatment variablesOlder ptsChemotherapy toxicityGeriatric assessmentPatient agePrimary outcomeMean HbFunctional statusInstrumental activitiesDaily livingAnemiaAdvanced stageMultivariate analysisAge 65Secondary analysisModifiable strategiesBivariate analysisLogistic regression