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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email 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 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 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). Reproduced with permission from: Kohne CH, Folprecht G, Goldberg RM, et al. Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer. The Oncologist 2008; 13:390. Copyright © 2008 AlphaMed Press.