Characteristics at presentation and outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the elderly A study of the cancer of the liver italian program (CLIP)

To describe the characteristics at presentation and the outcome of elderly patients (> or =70 years old) with HCC, a retrospective analysis using a CLIP database was performed. The database included 650 patients. Chi2-test, logistic and Cox model were applied. Baseline characteristics and stage w...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Critical reviews in oncology/hematology 2006-09, Vol.59 (3), p.243-249
Main Authors: PIGNATA, Sandro, GALLO, Ciro, DEL NAJA, Carlo, STANZIONE, Maria, CASTIGLIONE, Fabiana, MARONE, Giampiero, CUOMO, Oreste, FELDER, Martina, GAETA, Giovanni Battista, DE MAIO, Ermelinda, DI MAIO, Massimo, SIGNORIELLO, Giuseppe, DANIELE, Bruno, PERRONER, Francesco, ELBA, Silvana, GIORGIO, Antonio, CAPUANO, Gaetano, ADINOLFI, Luigi Elio, DE SIO, Ilario, IZZO, Francesco, FARINATI, Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - mortality
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - therapy
Databases, Factual
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Medical sciences
Patient Care Planning - statistics & numerical data
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:To describe the characteristics at presentation and the outcome of elderly patients (> or =70 years old) with HCC, a retrospective analysis using a CLIP database was performed. The database included 650 patients. Chi2-test, logistic and Cox model were applied. Baseline characteristics and stage were similarly among elderly (n=158) and non-elderly (n=492) patients. More elderly patients did not receive any local treatment (56% versus 38%, p
ISSN:1040-8428
1879-0461
DOI:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2006.01.002