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From: Geriatric assessment and intervention in older vulnerable patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial (GEPOC trial)

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SPIRIT flow diagram. Abbreviations: CGA Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, ERAS Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, CAS Cumulated Ambulation Score, BI Bioelectric Impedance, DXA Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. * Physical tests: 30-s chair stand test, 6 + 10-m usual gait speed, handgrip strength, 5-times-sit-to-stand, six-minute-walk-test. ** questionnaires: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) + Elderly Cancer Patients Module (EORTC QLQ-ELD14). *** Serum biomarkers: Interleukin-6, YKL-40, C-reactive Protein, Olink panel, Growth Differentiation Factor 11 + 14, Vitamin D

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