Systemic Therapy for Elderly Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer

The majority of patients with gastrointestinal cancers are over the age of 65. This age group comprises the minority of the patients enrolled in clinical trials, and it is unknown whether older patients achieve similar results as younger patients in terms of survival benefit and tolerability. In add...

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Main Authors: Joleen M. Hubbard, Axel Grothey, Daniel J. Sargent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMO.S6983