Outcomes of older adults aged 90 and over with cutaneous malignancies after electrochemotherapy with bleomycin: A matched cohort analysis from the InspECT registry

Outcomes of older adults aged 90 and over with cutaneous malignancies after electrochemotherapy with bleomycin: A matched cohort analysis from the InspECT registry

With extending life expectancy, more people are diagnosed with cutaneous malignancies at advanced ages and are offered nonsurgical treatment. We assessed outcomes of the oldest-old adults after electrochemotherapy (ECT). The International Network for Sharing Practices of ECT (InspECT) registry was q...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of surgical oncology 2021-04, Vol.47 (4), p.902-912
Hauptverfasser: Sersa, Gregor, Mascherini, Matteo, Di Prata, Claudia, Odili, Joy, de Terlizzi, Francesca, McKenzie, Gordon A.G., Clover, A. James P., Bertino, Giulia, Spina, Romina, Groselj, Ales, Cappellesso, Rocco, Gehl, Julie, Bisase, Brian, Curatolo, Pietro, Kis, Erika, Lico, Valbona, Muir, Tobian, Orlando, Antonio, Quaglino, Pietro, Matteucci, Paolo, Valpione, Sara, Campana, Luca G.
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Sprache:eng
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Bleomycin
Electrochemotherapy
Oldest-old adults with cancer
Skin cancer
Skin-directed therapies
Wound healing
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Zusammenfassung:With extending life expectancy, more people are diagnosed with cutaneous malignancies at advanced ages and are offered nonsurgical treatment. We assessed outcomes of the oldest-old adults after electrochemotherapy (ECT). The International Network for Sharing Practices of ECT (InspECT) registry was queried for adults aged ≥90 years (ys) with skin cancers/cutaneous metastases of any histotype who underwent bleomycin-ECT (2006–2019). These were subanalysed with patients aged
ISSN:0748-7983
1532-2157
DOI:10.1016/j.ejso.2020.10.037