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Abbreviations
ADL, Activities of Daily Living ; ASCO, American Society of Clinical Oncology; BOMC,
Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration test; CARG, Cancer and Aging Research
Group; CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics; COPD, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease; CRASH, Chemotherapy Risk Age Scale for High-Age Patients; ECOG-
PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-performance status; GA, geriatric assessment;
G8, Geriatric 8; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily
Living ; LE, life expectancy; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; MMSE, Mini-Mental
State Examination; MOCA, e Montreal Cognitive Assessment; OARS, Older Americans
Resources and Services; PRO, patient reported outcome; SPPB, Short Physical Performance
Battery; TUG, Timed Up and Go; VES, Vulnerable Elders Survey
Recommendation Grading
Type Benefit/harm Evidence Quality
Strength of
Recommendation
EB Evidence-
based
B Benefits
outweigh harms
H High Strong
FC
Formal
consensus
H Harms outweigh
benefits
M Moderate Moderate
IC Informal
consensus
B/H Relative balance
of benefits and
harms
L Low Weak
Ins Insufficient
