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| Title |
Radiotherapy for gynecologic cancer in nonagenarian patients: a framework for new paradigms
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| Published in |
Cancer Communications, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40880-016-0104-4 |
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| Authors |
Benoîte Méry, Sylvie Mengue Ndong, Jean-Baptiste Guy, Avi Assouline, Alexander T. Falk, Anaïs Valeille, Jane-Chloé Trone, Romain Rivoirard, Pierre Auberdiac, Alexis Vallard, Sophie Espenel, Guillaume Moriceau, Olivier Collard, Claire Bosacki, Jean-Philippe Jacquin, Guy de Laroche, Pierre Fournel, Cyrus Chargari, Nicolas Magné |
| Abstract |
No consensus exists regarding the role of radiotherapy in the management of gynecologic cancer in nonagenarian patients. We retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of 19 consecutive nonagenarian patients with gynecologic cancer (6 endometrial cancers, 6 cervical cancers, 4 vulvar cancers, and 3 vaginal cancers) who were treated with radiotherapy. Radiotherapy was performed mainly in a palliative setting (n = 12; 63.2%), with a median dose of 45 Gy (range, 6-76 Gy). Infrequent major acute or late toxicities were reported. Among 19 patients, 9 (47.4%) experienced tumor progression, 5 (26.3%) experienced complete response, 2 (10.5%) experienced stable disease and/or partial response. At last follow-up, 12 patients (63.2%) had died; most deaths (n = 9) occurred because of the cancer. These results suggest that radiotherapy is feasible in the treatment of nonagenarian patients with gynecologic cancer. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 17 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 17 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 18% |
| Researcher | 3 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 12% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 18% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 29% |