No consensus exists regarding the role of radiotherapy in the management of gynecologic cancer in nonagenarian *** retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of 19 consecutive nonagenarian patients with gynecologic cancer(...
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No consensus exists regarding the role of radiotherapy in the management of gynecologic cancer in nonagenarian *** 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 *** 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 *** 19 patients,9(47.4%) experienced tumor progression,5(26.3%) experienced complete response,2(10.5%) experienced stable disease and/or partial *** last follow-up,12 patients(63.2%) had died;most deaths(n = 9) occurred because of the *** results suggest that radiotherapy is feasible in the treatment of nonagenarian patients with gynecologic cancer.
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