Colorectal cancer treatment in elderly patients: Results of a retrospective analysis addressed to the chiefs of medical oncology units in Italy

Anticancer Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5 B, 2007, Pages 3601-3608

  Pasetto, Lara Maria ^a   Falci, Cristina ^a   Basso, Umberto ^a   Gasparini, Giampietro ^b   D'Andrea, Mario ^b   Bonginelli, Paola ^b   Bajetta, Emilio ^c   Platania, Marco ^c   Alabisio, Oscar ^d   Miraglia, Stefania ^d   Bertona, Erica ^d   Oniga, Francesco ^e   Biason, Rita ^e   Chetrì, Maria Concetta ^f   Fedele, Palma ^f   Massara, Giovanna ^g   Romaniello, Incoronata ^g   Negru, Maria Emanuela ^g   Giordano, Monica ^h   Luchena, Giovanna ^h   Buzzi, Franco ⁱ   Ricotta, Riccardo ^j   Siena, Salvatore ^j   Monfardini, Silvio ^a   more..

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d ASO Maggiore della Carita   (Italy)

^e SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^f PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g SS Trinità Hospital   (Italy)

^h SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Colorectal cancer; Elderly; Palliative chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAPECITABINE; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; MITOMYCIN C; OXALIPLATIN; RALTITREXED; UFT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VATALANIB; XELOX;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35348960462     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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