Complete Story
04/21/2017
NCCN has published updates to the NCCN Guidelines® for Older Adult Oncology.
NCCN has published updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Older Adult Oncology. These NCCN Guidelines® are currently available as Version 1.2017.
- Considerations for Older Adults Undergoing Cancer Treatments
- Falls
- The use of early and preventative use of durable medical equipment and in-home safety evaluations is recommended for patients with neurotoxicities at high risk for falls.
- Renal toxicity
- Serum Creatinine is not a good indicator of renal function in older adults. Calculation of creatinine clearance is recommended to assess renal function and adjust dose to reduce systemic toxicity (OAO-4)
- Falls
- Optimizing Communication with Older Adults is a new page in the guidelines. (OAO-B)
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- A new section “Collaboration with the oncologist in the care of an older patient with cancer” was added that outlines the criteria for older adults that may benefit from a referral to a Geriatrician for risk stratification prior to cancer treatment. (OAO-D 1 of 7)
- Comorbidities
- Charleson comorbidities index, CIRS, and OARS were added as methods to assess comorbidities. (OAO-D 3 of 7)
- Care Process for older adults with cancer is a new table in the guidelines
(OAO-D 5 of 7)
For the complete updated versions of the NCCN Guidelines, NCCN Guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks™, the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium®), the NCCN Biomarkers Compendium®, the NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates (NCCN Templates®), and the NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria (NCCN Imaging AUC™), please visit NCCN.org.
Report Broken Links
Have you encountered a problem with a URL (link) on this page not working or displaying an error message? Help us fix it!