Project on the Impact of Nutritional Status in Geriatric Oncology – 2023/2024
Background and Project Format
Considering the importance of nutritional status in Geriatric Oncology, Sharing Progress in Cancer Care is carrying out a targeted project which foresees two stages:
- A closed virtual Task Force
- A Manuscript summarising the most important outcomes of the Task Force
Learning Objectives
- Addressing the needs of older cancer patients
- Focusing on the topic of the nutrition management
- Understanding how to address the needs of older cancer patients, taking as case example nutrition management
- Defining whether the need for nutrition management can only be addressed if the nutrition risk is screened/assessed
- Defining whether the nutrition risk screening is part of geriatric screening and geriatric assessment recommended for older cancer patients
- Discussing about the following crucial topics:
- Who is responsible for (Comprehensive) Geriatric Assessment in practice in an outpatient clinic/hospital
- To whom are (Comprehensive) Geriatric Assessment results addressed in practice? Is electronic patient record so advanced to alert major findings regarding nutrition management?
- Who will be responsible for nutrition management initiation?
Project Outcomes
On 18 September 2023, a Task Force on Nutrition in Geriatric Oncology was held via virtual videoconference, with the participation of 7 world-renowned experts and Dr Matti Aapro (SPCC President and Scientific Coordinator, as moderator).
A position paper was published in the European Journal of Cancer, targeting health care professionals and decision makers.
Read the full article via: Systematic nutritional screening and assessment in older patients: Rationale for its integration into oncology practice
Faculty
Rocco Barazzoni, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, IT
Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, Department of Medicine, Breast Unit and Senior Adult Oncology Programme, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, London, UK
Jürgen M. Bauer, Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Clinic Heidelberg, AGAPLESION Bethanien Krankenhaus Heidelberg, DE
Marije E Hamaker, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Diakonessenhuis Utrech, NL
Megan Pattwell, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Florian Scotté, Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, FR
Enrique Soto Perez de Celis, Department of Geriatrics, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubira, Mexico City, MX and Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, US
Pierre Soubeyran, Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Bergonié, Regional Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Université de Bordeaux, FR