“…Slagter et al presented "A comparison of elderly versus nonelderly patients in the CRITICS gastric cancer trial," a large landmark clinical trial with 172 patients, who were 70 years or older. 13 Age correlated with decreased relative dose intensity in preoperative chemotherapy, but this did not affect surgical resection rates and complications. 13 Although older adults were less likely to receive post-operative treatment, older adults were more likely to receive lower doses in the post-operative chemotherapy arm.…”