摘要
Inthecomingyearslifeexpectancyisexpectedtoincreaseandwiththisthepercentageofthepopulationaboveage65willgrow.Patientsabove65makeupmorethantwothirdsofthosecurrentlydiagnosedwithgastrointestinalmalignancies.Availableevidencebasedmedicinedoesnotfocusontheaveragepatient,abovetheage70,encounteredineverydaypractice.Mostguidelinesandclinicaltrialsarenotdesignedtotakeintoaccountthespecialconsiderationsneededwhentreatingtheelderlysuchasfunctionalstatus,comorbidities,polypharmacy,lifeexpectancy,andsocialsupport.Themajorityofavailabledataisbasedonretrospectivereviewsorsubsetanalysesoflargerstudieswheretheelderlyrepresentafractionofthestudiedpopulation.Thisreviewfocusesonthetoxicitiesandtolerabilityofcurrentstandardtherapiesfornoncolorectalgastrointestinalmalignancies,includinggastroesophageal,pancreatic,bileductandhepatocellularcancersintheelderly.Withcarefulpatientselectionandgeriatricassessmenttheelderlycansafelybenefitfromstandardtherapiesofferedtoyoungerpatients.
出版日期
2015年04月14日（中国Betway体育网页登陆平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
