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Is Concurrent Chemotherapy With Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer Beneficial in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older?

Keiichi Jingu, Noriyoshi Takahashi, Yuji Murakami, Kazuki Ishikawa, Satoshi Itasaka, Takeo Takahashi, Fumiaki Isohashi, Toru Sakayauchi, Kazuhiko Ogawa

Anticancer Research · 2019 · 30 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Concurrent chemotherapy with radiotherapy for esophageal cancer in patients aged 80 years or older did not have significant OS benefit over radiotherapy alone.

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