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- Title
Feasibility of chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer in elderly patients aged >or=75 years: a prospective, single-arm phase II study.
- Authors
Servagi-Vernat, Stephanie; Bosset, Mathieu; Crehange, Gilles; Buffet-Miny, Jöelle; Puyraveau, Marc; Maingon, Philippe; Mercier, Mariette; Bosset, Jean François
- Abstract
The number of elderly patients with oesophageal cancer is expected to increase with the aging of the population and the rapidly increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma. Surgical resection is standard treatment for patients with localized disease considered fit for operation. However, elderly patients with oesophageal cancer are rarely referred for surgery. The aim of this prospective, single-arm, phase II study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy (tumour response) of chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of elderly patients with localized oesophageal cancer. Secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and quality of life (QOL).
- Publication
Drugs & aging, 2009, Vol 26, Issue 3, p255
- ISSN
1170-229X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/00002512-200926030-00006