Impact of Comorbidities, Sarcopenia, and Nutritional Status on the Long-Term Outcomes after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients Aged ≥ 80 Years.
Ga Hee KimKee Don ChoiYousun KoTaeyong ParkKyoung Won KimSeo Young ParkHee Kyong NaJi Yong AhnJeong Hoon LeeKee Wook JungDo Hoon KimHo June SongGin Hyug LeeHwoon Yong JungPublished in: Cancers (2021)
ESD was a feasible and safe therapeutic method to use in elderly patients, whose long-term survival was significantly associated with nutritional status and comorbidities. These results suggest the need for a possible extension of the curative criteria for ESD in elderly patients with EGC.