Feasibility of radiation therapy in patients 90years of age and older: a French multicentre analysis.

Date publication

mai 2014

Journal

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MERROUCHE Yacine

Tous les auteurs :
Chargari C, Moriceau G, Auberdiac P, Guy JB, Assouline A, Tinquaut F, Falk AT, Eddekkaoui H, Bourmaud A, Coscas Y, Annede P, Rivoirard R, Mery B, Trone JC, Otmezguine Y, Pacaut C, Bauduceau O, Vedrine L, Merrouche Y, Magne N

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24613621

Résumé

There are only scarce data on the management of patients aged 90years or older with cancer, and more particularly on the place of radiation therapy (RT). We report the first large study on patients (pts) aged 90years or older receiving RT.

Mots clés

Aged, 80 and over, Dose Fractionation, Feasibility Studies, Female, France, Humans, Male, Neoplasms, mortality, Radiotherapy Dosage, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome

Référence

Eur. J. Cancer. 2014 May;50(8):1490-7