Impact of Age on Surgical Outcomes for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Survival worsens with age following esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal cancer. However, esophagectomy is associated with improved survival compared to definitive chemoradiation at most ages, including octogenarians. Esophagectomy may be considered over chemoradiation for patients who can tolerate surgery regardless of age.
PMID: 32853569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 23, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Farrow NE, Raman V, Jawitz OK, Voigt SL, Tong BC, Harpole DH, D'Amico TA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research