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Second-Line Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients with Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: A Multicenter Real-World Study.

Alessandro RizzoMassimiliano SalatiGiorgio FregaValeria MerzFrancesco CaputoAlessandro Di FedericoAndrea PalloniRiccardo CarloniAngela Dalia RicciGennaro Gadaleta-CaldarolaCarlo MessinaAndrea SpallanzaniFabio GelsominoStefania BenattiGabriele LuppiDavide MelisiMassimo DominiciGiovanni Brandi
Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2022)
The results of this real-world study suggest that for patients aged ≥ 70 years, 2L could be equally effective for younger patients with survival outcomes aligned to those from the ABC-06 and NIFTY trials. The delivery of 2L should be carefully evaluated and monitored in this patient subset.
Keyphrases
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy
  • middle aged
  • patient reported outcomes
  • squamous cell
  • community dwelling