Resumen
As the world?s population ages, the number of older patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer will increase, and more patients are expected to suffer from comorbidities. Stereotactic body radiation therapy presents a curative modality and is the treatment of choice for patients with localized non-small cell lung cancer that is considered medically inoperable (often due to multimorbidity). However, in these patients, age-related comorbidities?rather than lung cancer?are the leading cause of mortality. To address age-related comorbidities and optimize the general health status of older patients with cancer, the Geriatric 8 screening tool was developed. However, the Geriatric 8 is mainly based on nutritional assessment; therefore, we aimed to evaluate if a combination of the Geriatric 8 and a test of physical functioning, such as hand-grip strength, can lead to more accurate identification of patients who are in need of geriatric care than the Geriatric 8 alone.