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Table 1 Domains and measures accessed by CGA before and after treatment

From: A multicenter phase III study comparing Simultaneous Integrated Boost (SIB) radiotherapy concurrent and consolidated with S-1 versus SIB alone in elderly patients with esophageal and esophagogastric cancer – the 3JECROG P-01 study protocol

Domain with measure

No. of items

Range of score

Quality of life and specific module for EC

 EORTC QLQ-C30 (Version 3.0) [34]

30

30–126

 QLQ-OES-18 [35]

18

18–72

Functional status

 ECOG performance status [36]

 

0–5

 Karnofsky performance status [37]

 

0–100

 Activities of daily life (Barthel index) [38]

10

0–100

 Instrumental activities of daily life (Lawton’s) [39]

8

0–5/8

Comorbidity

 Charlson comorbidity index [40]

19

0–37

Cognitive status

 Mini Mental State Examination [41]

11

0–30

Psychological status

 Geriatric depression scale-5 items [42]

5

0–5

Nutritional status

 Body mass index [43]

  

 Mini-nutritional assessment [44]

18

0–100

Social support

 Medical Outcomes Study - social support survey [45]

20

20–100

  1. CGA comprehensive geriatric assessment, EC esophageal cancer, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, EORTC The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, MOS Medical outcomes study