Relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a cardiac mass: A case report.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common hematological malignancy in the USA. Extra-medullary disease is very rare and is not well characterized. In practice, clinically significant cardiac or pericardial involvement by CLL is extremely rare with only a few case reports in literature.

Economic Evaluation of a Geriatric Oncology Clinic.

Geriatric assessment (GA) is supported by recent trials and guidelines yet rarely implemented due to a lack of resources. We performed an economic evaluation of a geriatric oncology clinic. Pre-GA proposed treatments and post-GA actual treatments were obtained from a detailed chart review of patients seen at a single academic centre.

Delirium incidence, risk factors, and treatments in older adults receiving chemotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Older adults with cancer are at increased risk of delirium due to age, comorbidities, medications, cognitive impairment, and possibly cancer treatments. However, there is scant information on the risks of delirium with chemotherapy and approaches to prevent or treat it. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize available evidence.

Downstream consequences of abnormal cognitive screening in older adults seen pretreatment in a geriatric oncology clinic.

Introduction: Although screening for cognitive impairment (CI) is an important part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), little is known about the downstream work-up of abnormal screening or its impact on cancer treatment. We characterized the downstream workup in diagnosing CI and its impact on cancer treatment decision-making.

Methods: Patients who underwent a pre-treatment CGA at an academic Geriatric Oncology (GO) clinic between July 2015 and June 2018 and had a positive Mini-Cog (≤ 3 out of 5) screen were included.