Investigating the Survival Benefit of Combining Radiotherapy for Surgery Treated Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Aged 65 and Older.

Shan HuangYuxing LiHongbing MaWenyu WangShuyu ZhengYue KeFang Li

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

In this SEER-based study, the addition of neoadjuvant radiotherapy before surgery was associated with improved CSS for locally advanced ESCC patients aged 65 to 74 years.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
rectal cancer
minimally invasive
early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
prognostic factors
lymph node
atrial fibrillation
open label