An international comparison of treatment and short-term overall survival for older patients with pancreatic cancer.

Objectives: A significant proportion of patients with pancreatic cancer are over the age of 70 years. The aim was to compare treatment and survival for older patients with pancreatic cancer treated throughout the Netherlands or Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Florida).

Methods: All age-eligible patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (2008-2012) were identified.