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

Karaca, Mustafa; Tural, Deniz; Kocoglu, Hakan; Selcukbiricik, Fatih; Bilgetekin, Irem; ÖZET, AHMET

doi:10.4103/0973-1482.172588

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

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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 İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 14 Konu: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0973-1482.172588
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.593-596

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.