Surgery Versus Non-surgical Treatment for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Older Than 70 Years

Yongtao Han2 enrolled

Overview

To determine whether older patients who underwent esophagectomy had better outcome survival than those who were non-surgically treated.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Esophagectomy Radiotherapy Chemotherapy

Interventions

Since the data were collected retrospectively, there were no interventionsDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Since the data were collected retrospectively, there were no interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 70 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pathology confirmed ESCC, 2. Patients with esophagectomy or radiotherapy (RT)/chemotherapy (CT), 3. Age ≥ 70. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having other malignant tumours, 2. Missing of required data.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Selection of treatment modalities for elderly patients with oesophageal cancer

Surgical data were retrospectively collected

Time frame: 2009.01.01-2017.12.30

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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