Treatment and Outcomes of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer in Elderly Patients

Conclusions: Our results showed that older patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer were less likely to receive chemotherapy. However, the survival benefit from chemotherapy was comparable to that of younger patients ’ counterpart. Thus, further study involving identification of older patients who would benefit from cytotoxic chemotherapy is needed.Chemotherapy
Source: Chemotherapy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research