Background and purpose: With the increase of aging population, elderly patients (age≥ 70
years) with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma occurred more and more. However, few …

Definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer is the standard treatment and
alternative to surgery. However, the tolerability of CRT in elderly patients is not well known …

Background There has been no definitive evidence of chemoradiotherapy being superior to
radiotherapy alone in patients aged 80 years or older. The purpose of the present study was …

Objective: This study was performed to analyze the feasibility of elective nodal irradiation
(ENI) for early-stage esophageal carcinoma (EEC), evaluate the curative effect of radiation …

Purpose This single-center retrospective study aimed to observe survival and prognosis of
elderly patients with esophageal cancer receiving radical radiotherapy combined with S1 …

Purpose The optimal treatment approach for patients≥ 80 years (“elderly”) with esophageal
cancer is not well established. We assessed the clinical outcomes in elderly patients treated …

Esophageal cancer (EC) is an extremely aggressive and lethal malignancy with an
increasing incidence worldwide. Currently, the combination of radiotherapy and concurrent …

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 194 newly diagnosed advanced ESCC who
underwent definitive CRT or CT alone, including 97 patients with locally advanced and 97 …

Currently, chemoradiation is the most widely used nonsurgical treatment for esophageal
cancer. However, some patients, particularly the very elderly or those with severe vital organ …

Purpose The therapeutic gains of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT) followed by
esophagectomy may be offset by increased incidences of morbidity and mortality in elderly …