Introduction: The benefit of definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in elderly patients with
locally advanced esophageal cancer is not well established. We perform a single …

Background Present studies on the efficacy and safety of curative chemoradiation therapy
(CRT) with esophageal cancer reflect heterogenous results especially in elderly patients …

Objective: The efficacy and safety of definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) for elderly
patients with unresectable esophageal cancer (EC) are not yet fully understood. We …

Background and purpose To evaluate the tolerability and outcomes of chemoradiation in
elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) …

Background To analyse the outcome of elderly patients (≥ 70 years) with esophageal
cancer treated with curative intent radio (chemo) therapy. Methods Fifty five patients (median …

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 …

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 …

The most relevant treatment modalities in elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC)
remain a subject of debate. Combined definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is currently …

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 The management of elderly patients with cancer is a therapeutic challenge and
a public health problem. Definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is an accepted standard …