TREATMENT OUTCOME OF ELDERLY NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA PATIENTS IN VIETNAM NATIONAL CANCER HOSPITAL
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Purpose: To describe some clinical, subclinical characteristics and the treatment outcome of elderly nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients at Viet Nam national cancer hospital. Methods: A retrospective study on 96 patients with brain metastatic breast cancer in the National cancer hospital from 2018 to 2022. Results: The mean age of the patients was 65.8 years old, more men than women with a ratio of 3/1. Most patients came to the hospital within 3 months of having symptoms with a rate of 53.1% with the most common symptom being cervical lymphadenopathy accounting for 64.6%. Most patients were diagnosed at stage II with a rate of 34.4%. The rate of complete response in tumors and lymph nodes at 4 weeks after the end of treatment was 84.4%. Overall survival was 55.4 ± 2.2 months, disease-free survival was 50.7 ± 2.6 months, and progression-free survival was 55.6 ± 2.2 months. The 3-year, 5-year OS rates are 88,9%, 65,5%. The 3-year, 5-year PFS rates are 88,4%,69,4%. The 3-year, 5-year DFS rates are 78,4% và 65,5%. Conclusion: The elderly’s nasopharyngeal cancer has similar clinical and subclinical characteristics to the general population. Treatment outcome is good, but still lower than the general population's.
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elderly patients, nasopharyngeal cancer.
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