A study comparing biological aging indicators found that Rockwood Frailty Index was a stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than leukocyte telomere length in adults without prior CVD. The ...

A new frailty index developed by clinicians from Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center, New York City, aligns well with the geriatric assessment but is easier to use and could be helpful for ...

An electronic frailty index, derived from electronic health record (EHR) data including diagnostic codes, identified patients who had a higher risk for mortality, acute care visits, and readmissions.

In this review, we first provide a brief overview of frailty, including biologic mechanisms, measurement, and clinical management. This overview is followed by a discussion of approaches to ...

Multiple tools have been developed to help identify and stratify older patients with myeloma. The International Myeloma Working Group proposed a frailty index on the basis of chronological age plus ...

Circulating levels of the pro-inflammatory monomeric isoform of C-reactive protein (mCRP) correlate with inflammatory markers in patients with stage II-III colon cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting ...