An evaluation of elderly patients (≥70 years old) enrolled in Phase I clinical trials at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio-Cancer Therapy Research Center from 2009 to 2011.

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Abstract

Elderly patients with cancer are under-represented in clinical trials, and there is especially scant data on their participation in early-phase trials. In an effort to provide more data, we reviewed our Phase I experience.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Geriatr Oncol

Title: Journal of geriatric oncology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-4076

ISSN (Print): 1879-4068

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Volume: 5

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 8221, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. Electronic address: jhr789@gmail.com.

[2 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 8221, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.

[3 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 8221, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.

[4 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA.

[5 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, 7979 Wurzbach Road, Mail Code 8232, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.

[6 ] Institute for Drug Development, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, 7979 Wurzbach Road, Mail Code 8232, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1879-4068(13)00087-8 Mid ID: NIHMS522714

DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2013.08.005

PMC ID: 3914160

PubMed ID: 24484720

SO-VID: f1674309-4020-4500-a82a-aa563accba0b

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Keywords: Geriatric assessment,Elderly,Phase I

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Keywords: Geriatric assessment, Elderly, Phase I

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