Open AccessThe clinical outcomes of elderly esophageal cancer patients who received definitive chemoradiotherapy
Author(s) -
Hao-Wei Lu,
Chien-Chih Chen,
HsinHua Chen,
HuiLing Yeh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000419
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , cisplatin , radiation therapy , chemoradiotherapy , chemotherapy , esophagectomy , survival rate , gastroenterology , fluorouracil , cancer , surgery , oncology
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by an esophagectomy is the standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer, but remains a great challenge for elderly patients. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the efficacy of definitive CRT in elderly patients with esophageal cancer.