Surgery Versus Non-surgical Treatment for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Older Than 70 Years

To determine whether older patients who underwent esophagectomy had better outcome survival than those who were non-surgically treated.

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Key information

Conditions

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Carcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Chemotherapy Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Esophageal Diseases Esophageal Neoplasms Esophagectomy Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Radiotherapy

Age range

70 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Pathology confirmed ESCC,
Patients with esophagectomy or radiotherapy (RT)/chemotherapy (CT),
Age ≥ 70.

Exclusion criteria

Having other malignant tumours,
Missing of required data.

Treatment and study plan

Since the data were collected retrospectively, there were no interventions

Diagnostic Test

Since the data were collected retrospectively, there were no interventions

Primary outcomes

Selection of treatment modalities for elderly patients with oesophageal cancer

Time frame: 2009.01.01-2017.12.30

Surgical data were retrospectively collected

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yongtao Han

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Nov 3, 2022
Registry last updated: Nov 3, 2022

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