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1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Oncology |
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Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Palliative chemotherapy for gastroesophageal cancer in old and very old patients: A retrospective cohort study at the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Anne Katrin Berger, Stefanie Zschaebitz, Christine Komander, Dirk Jäger and Georg Martin Haag |
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| Zentrum für Geriatrische Onkologie und Biologie in der Metropolregion Rhein Neckar |
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| Corresponding Author |
Anne Katrin Berger, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. anne.berger@med.uni-heidelberg.de |
| Key Words |
Gastroesophageal cancer; Old patients; Palliative chemotherapy; Toxicity; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status |
| Core Tip |
Data concerning efficacy and safety of palliative chemotherapy for gastroesophageal cancer in patients ≥ 70 years are scarce. Concerns about poor tolerability due to reduced functional status are common, and older patients are at risk for undertreatment. In our analysis of 55 patients ≥ 70 years, the survival times were in good accordance to the results of the landmark phase Ⅲ trials including younger patients. Except for increased polyneuropathy, toxicity rates were also comparable. Initial Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status was a strong prognostic factor for PFS, OS and RS. |
| Publish Date |
2015-04-27 16:22 |
| Citation |
Berger AK, Zschaebitz S, Komander C, Jäger D, Haag GM. Palliative chemotherapy for gastroesophageal cancer in old and very old patients: A retrospective cohort study at the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 4911-4918 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i16/4911.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4911 |
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