Guidelines for evaluating the suitability of chemotherapy in elderly patients with CRC

Fitness category	Criteria	Suitability of chemotherapy
Group I: fit	Totally independent	Full-dose treatment, assuming life expectancy is longer than the life expectancy from cancer
Group I: fit	No serious comorbidity
Group II: intermediate	Dependent in one or more IADLs or with some comorbidity	Consideration of chemotherapy dose reduction for first administration
Group III: frail	Dependence in one or more ADLs	Not suitable for chemotherapy; supportive care recommended
	Three or more comorbid conditions
	One or more geriatric syndromes

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ADLs: activities of daily living (eg, transferring, grooming, continence, using the toilet, dressing, feeding); IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living (eg, transportation, money management, shopping, taking medications, preparing meals).

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Guidelines for evaluating the suitability of chemotherapy in elderly patients with CRC