The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and acute toxicity of definitive
chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and radiotherapy (RT) alone as initial treatment in patients aged …

Background The gold standard for resectable, locally advanced esophageal squamous cell
carcinoma (ESCC) is surgery‐based treatment; however, it is unclear whether …

Clinical outcomes of elderly patients (≥70 years) with resec... : Medicine Clinical outcomes of
elderly patients (≥70 years) with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who …

This randomized, multicenter, phase II clinical trial was performed to compare the safety and
efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy using S‐1 (CCRT) with radiotherapy alone (RT) …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate practice patterns and outcomes for patients 80
years or older with esophageal cancer using a nationwide cancer data base. Practice …

Because of the exclusion for the patients more than 75 years (very elderly patients) in many
clinical trials of esophageal cancer (EC), there is no consensus on prognosis and treatment …

Background. Few randomized trials are available to guide clinical management of elderly
patients with esophageal cancer. Therefore, treatment approaches for the elderly are …

Background The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the feasibility and
efficacy of definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with capecitabine and cisplatin …

This study was conducted with the aim to analyze the factors affecting the 1‑, 3‑and 5‑year
survival rate of elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma. Between 2004 and 2008, a total …

Background: The number of elderly patients with oesophageal cancer is expected to
increase with the aging of the population and the rapidly increasing incidence of …