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Feasibility of initial treatment in elderly patients with ovarian cancer in Japan: a retrospective study.

Seiko BunMayu YunokawaTakahiro EbataMayumi Kobayashi KatoTatsunori ShimoiTomoyasu KatoKenji Tamura
Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2019)
This study clarified the type of treatment being performed in the field, and the proportion of elderly ovarian cancer patients receiving standard therapy compared with younger patients in Japan. In addition, the actual situation of elderly patients in Japan might be different from that in Western countries. We need to evaluate the appropriate treatment for elderly patients in Japan.
Keyphrases
  • stem cells
  • combination therapy
  • bone marrow
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • prognostic factors