Late course accelerated hyperfractionation radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy for elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:老年食管癌患者化疗联合后程加速超分割放疗的疗效分析
- Author:
Guang LU
;
Meiwen HE
;
Yongwei ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
esophageal neoplasms/radiotherapy;
dose fractionation;
esophageal neoplasms/ chemotherapy;
treatment outcome
- From:China Oncology
1998;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
2(38.2 vs 34.4 months, P=0.214).The 1, 2 and 3-year local control rates were 84.0%, 72.9% and 56.7%, respectively.Conclusion:When given a sufficient combination of modality treatment for selected elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma, the tolerance and therapeutic efficacy were not significantly worse than those of younger patients.Therefore, combined chemoradiotherapy for elderly patients is worthy of further study.
