Geriatric assessment and treatment outcomes in a Dutch cohort of older patients with potentially curable esophageal cancer ...

Patients with potentially curable esophageal cancer can be treated with neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery or definitive chemoradiotherapy with curative intent. For frail older patients choosing the appropriate oncological treatment can be difficult, and data on geriatric deficits as determinants of treatment outcomes are not yet available. To describe the prevalence of geriatric deficits and to study their association with treatment discontinuation and mortality in older patients with potentially curable esophageal cancer. A cohort study was conducted in a Dutch tertiary care... Mehr ...