Predictive factors of early death after a comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly cancer patients.

e20530 Background: Objective data for decision making about treatment options in the elderly population with cancer are lacking. The purpose of this study is to analyze predictive factors of early death ( < 6 months) in older patients after initiation of chemotherapy treatment. Methods: 126 cancer patients ≥ 70 years were enrolled between January of 2012 and December of 2014. This is a prospective cohort study approved by the ethics committee of La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) was completed before the treatment was started. Geriatric data (Short portable mental status questionnaire – Pfeiffer -, BMI, short physical performance battery –SPPB-, ADL, IADL, HDAS score, Charlson, VES-13 and the MOS social scale) were collected. Cancer characteristics, social, demographic and analytical data were also reviewed. Predictive factors of early death were obtained from a CGA results and traditional oncology measures. Results: Median age was 77 years (70-92), 64%...