Rectal cancer treatment and outcomes in elderly patients treated with curative intent

Rectal cancer treatment and outcomes in elderly patients treated with curative intent

The elderly population comprises a significant proportion of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer. However, there is a lack of evidence to guide treatment decisions in this group. Thus, this multicentre study compares the histopathology, treatment patterns and outcomes between the elderly and young...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular and clinical oncology 2021-12, Vol.15 (6), Article 256
Hauptverfasser: Kang, Sharlyn, Wilkinson, Kate J, Brungs, Daniel, Chua, Wei, Ng, Weng, Chen, James, Nasser, Elias, Lee, Mark, Wong, Karen, Bokey, Les, Winn, Robert, Putnis, Soni, Lee, Cheok Soon, Lim, Stephanie Hui-Su
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Aged patients
Australia
Cancer
Cancer patients
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Clinical trials
Colorectal cancer
Comparative analysis
Confidence intervals
Drug therapy
Metastasis
Mortality
Older people
Oncology
Oncology, Experimental
Patient outcomes
Patients
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:The elderly population comprises a significant proportion of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer. However, there is a lack of evidence to guide treatment decisions in this group. Thus, this multicentre study compares the histopathology, treatment patterns and outcomes between the elderly and young populations with non-metastatic rectal cancer. The present study reported on the clinicopathological variables, treatment modalities and survival outcomes in 736 patients diagnosed with non-metastatic rectal cancer between 2006 and 2015. Patients were divided into the following two groups,
ISSN:2049-9450
2049-9469
DOI:10.3892/mco.2021.2418