Combination of the biomarkers for aging and cancer? - Challenges and current status

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The proportion of patients diagnosed with cancer has been shown to rise with the increasing aging global population. Advanced age is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in older adults. As individuals experience varying health statuses, particularly with age, it poses a challenge for medical professionals in the cancer field to obtain standardized treatment outcomes. Hence, relying solely on chronological age and disease-related parameters is inadequate for clinical decision-making for elderly patients. With functional, multimorbidity-related, and psychosocial changes that occur with aging, oncologic diseases may develop and be treated differently from younger patients, leading to unique challenges in treatment efficacy and tolerance. To overcome this challenge, personalized therapy using biomarkers has emerged as a promising solution. Various categories of biomarkers, including inflammatory, hematological, metabolic, endocrine, and DNA modification-related indicators, may display features related to both cancer and aging, aiding in the development of innovative therapeutic approaches for patients with cancer in old age. Furthermore, physical functional measurements as non-molecular phenotypic biomarkers are being investigated for their potential complementary role in structured multidomain strategies to combat age-related diseases such as cancer. This review provides insight into the current developments, recent discoveries, and significant challenges in cancer and aging biomarkers, with a specific focus on their application in advanced age.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Translational oncology - 38(2023) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 101783

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Dai [VerfasserIn]
Ju, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Han [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Chunfu [VerfasserIn]
Jacob, Jule C [VerfasserIn]
Gul, Sheraz [VerfasserIn]
Zaliani, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Wartmann, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Polidori, Maria Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Bruns, Christiane J [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yue [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging
Biological age
Biomarkers
Cancer
Epigenetic modification
Frailty
Geriatric oncology
Inflammation
Journal Article
Metabolism

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Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101783

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NLM362133514