A population-based observational study on the factors associated with the completion of palliative chemotherapy among patients with oesophagogastric cancer.

Objectives: Palliative chemotherapy is routinely given to patients diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic oesophagogastric (O-G) cancer. We examine which patients with O-G cancer in England receive palliative chemotherapy, and identify factors associated with treatment completion.

Design: A prospective population-based observational study.