Study on the application of comprehensive geriatric assessment in diffuse large B cell lymphoma / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

The incidence of elderly patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma(DLBCL)are increasing year by year.Elderly patients have great heterogeneity.How to properly stratify these patients and give them the most suitable treatment is the challenge we are facing.Comprehensive geriatric assessment(CGA)conduct a comprehensive assessment of the patients from the perspective of gerontology,which is helpful to judge the prognosis,to evaluate the tolerance of treatment,to further guide the treatment,and to accurate treatment of elderly DLBCL.This article reviews the research on the application of CGA in DLBCL at home and abroad,so as to provide evidence for developing the appropriate comprehensive evaluation system for the elderly patients with DLBCL.