Rare Diseases Symptoms Automatic Extraction
Home
A random Abstract
Our Project
Our Team
Factors affecting long-term survival in elderly patients undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma.
[esophageal carcinoma]
This
study
was
conducted
with
the
aim
to
analyze
the
factors
affecting
the
1
-
,
3
-
and
5
-
year
survival
rate
of
elderly
patients
with
esophageal
carcinoma
.
Between
2004
and
2008
,
a
total
of
371
patients
aged
≥
70
years
treated
with
radiotherapy
alone
were
enrolled
in
this
study
.
The
clinical
characteristics
and
radiotherapy
dose
were
evaluated
by
survival
rate
and
the
1
-
,
3
-
and
5
-
year
overall
survival
(
OS
)
rates
were
found
to
be
42
,
13
.
2
and
9
.
16
%
,
respectively
.
The
univariate
analysis
revealed
significant
differences
in
T
,
N
,
M
and
clinical
stage
and
radiotherapy
dose
(
all
P-
values
<
0
.
05
)
and
no
significant
differences
in
gender
(
all
P-
values
>
0
.
05
)
.
There
was
a
difference
in
tumor
location
when
only
comparing
the
3
-
and
5
-
year
OS
rates
(
P
=
0
.
031
and
P
=
0
.
025
,
respectively
)
.
The
multivariate
analysis
identified
clinical
stage
as
an
independent
factor
for
the
1
-
year
OS
rate
(
P
=
0
.
003
)
,
whereas
radiotherapy
dose
and
clinical
stage
were
found
to
be
independent
factors
for
the
3
-
and
5
-
year
OS
rates
(
all
P-
values
0
.
05
)
.
In
the
analysis
of
radiotherapy
dose
,
we
observed
no
significant
difference
in
the
1
-
year
OS
rate
between
the
radiation
dose
(
DT
)
>
60
Gy
and
the
50
Gy
≤
DT
<
60
Gy
groups
(
P
=
0
.
363
)
;
however
,
there
were
statistically
significant
differences
in
the
3
-
year
OS
rate
between
the
50
Gy
≤
DT
<
60
Gy
and
the
other
groups
(
P
=
0
.
039
and
P
=
0
.
032
)
;
there
were
no
significant
differences
in
the
5
-
year
OS
rate
among
the
dose
groups
(
all
P-
values
>
0
.
05
)
.
In
conclusion
,
according
to
the
findings
of
this
retrospective
study
,
radiotherapy
alone
for
elderly
patients
with
esophageal
cancer
does
not
appear
to
be
acceptable
and
there
is
a
need
for
a
more
effective
treatment
.
T
,
N
,
M
and
clinical
stage
and
radiotherapy
dose
were
identified
as
factors
significantly
affecting
the
1
-
,
3
-
and
5
-
year
OS
in
elderly
patients
with
esophageal
carcinoma
,
although
a
higher
radiotherapy
dose
with
normal
fractionation
did
not
appear
to
improve
the
OS
rate
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"statistically significant differences"
symptom
aniridia
classical phenylketonuria
dentinogenesis imperfecta
esophageal carcinoma
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
familial mediterranean fever
liposarcoma
oculocutaneous albinism
oral submucous fibrosis
You can validate or delete this automatically detected symptom
Validate the Symptom
Delete the Symptom