Open AccessComparison of involved-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy combined with S-1 vs radiotherapy alone for elderly patients with esophageal cancer
Author(s) -
Lihua Liu,
Maohui Yan,
Y. Di,
Zhi-Guang Fu,
Xiaodan Zhang,
Hongqi Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i21.7365
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , esophageal cancer , chemotherapy , nuclear medicine , cancer , surgery
It is estimated that about 30% of esophageal cancer (EC) patients are over 70 years old. Therefore, there is less evidence on the diagnosis and management of elderly EC patients. It is important to explore how elderly EC patients benefit from radical radiochemotherapy regimens, including the target area of radiotherapy (RT), radiation dose and fraction, and choice of chemotherapy drugs.