Purpose Although the multimodal cancer treatment techniques have greatly improved over
the years, irradiation-induced late gastrointestinal toxicity remains a great concern as it may …

Elderly patients represent a growing subgroup of cancer patients for whom the role of
radiation therapy is poorly defined. Older patients are still clearly underrepresented in …

Rectal cancer predominantly affects patients older than 70 years, with peak incidence at age
80 to 85 years. However, the standard treatment paradigm for rectal cancer oftentimes …

Colorectal cancer incidence and death rates have been declining over the past 10 years.
However, it remains the second leading cause of death in men ages 60–79 and the third …

Abstract Purpose of Review Older patients represent a unique subgroup of the cancer
patient population for which the role of radiation therapy (RT) requires special consideration …

Objective: To determine the toxicity and oncologic outcome of neoadjuvant
chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by curative total mesorectal excision (TME) in the elderly …

Purpose Although radiotherapy can be administered with a relatively low therapeutic
burden, many elderly patients do not complete radiotherapy. In order to predict intolerance …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of
preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy (preCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer in …

Background and purpose Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a diagnostic
method to assess the physical and mental health status of older patients. The purpose of this …

Background/Aim: There has been a growing trend toward a watch-and-wait strategy to avoid
surgery. This study evaluated the prognostic outcomes of nonoperative management …