Adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer in elderly patients has same benefits as in younger patients

Karaca M., Tural D., Kocoglu H., Selcukbiricik F., Bilgetekin I., ÖZET A.

JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.593-596, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0973-1482.172588
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.593-596
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adjuvant treatment, elderly and nonelderly patients, gastric cancer, survival, TRENDS, ADENOCARCINOMA, STATISTICS, PROGNOSIS, PATTERNS, SURGERY, AGE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The age-adjusted mortality rate due to gastric cancer was reported to increase with age. This study aims to investigate the results of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients aged 65 years or older comparing with younger patients and focusing on its impact on survival.