%0 Journal Article %A Bostel, Tilmann %A Akbaba, Sati %A Wollschläger, Daniel %A Mayer, Arnulf %A Nikolaidou, Eirini %A Murnik, Markus %A Kirste, Simon %A Rühle, Alexander %A Grosu, Anca-Ligia %A Debus, Jürgen %A Fottner, Christian %A Moehler, Markus %A Grimminger, Peter %A Schmidberger, Heinz %A Nicolay, Nils %T Chemoradiotherapy in geriatric patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Multi-center analysis on the value of standard treatment in the elderly. %J Frontiers in oncology %V 13 %@ 2234-943X %C Lausanne %I Frontiers Media %M DKFZ-2023-00566 %P 1063670 %D 2023 %Z #LA:E055# %X To evaluate the tolerability and outcomes of chemoradiation in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).This multi-center retrospective analysis included 161 patients with SCC of the esophagus with a median age of 73 years (range 65-89 years) treated with definitive or neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy between 2010 and 2019 at 3 large comprehensive cancer centers in Germany. Locoregional control (LRC), progression-free survival (PFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), overall survival (OS), and treatment-associated toxicities were analyzed, and parameters determining patient outcomes and treatment tolerance were assessed.The delivery of radiotherapy without dose reduction was possible in 149 patients (93 %K chemoradiation (Other) %K elderly patients (Other) %K esophageal cancer (Other) %K radiotherapy (Other) %K squamous cell cancer (Other) %F PUB:(DE-HGF)16 %9 Journal Article %$ pmid:36937445 %2 pmc:PMC10022427 %R 10.3389/fonc.2023.1063670 %U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/274364