Aim: To evaluate outcome of an accelerated radiotherapy (RT) regimen in elderly patients with an early stage non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
Methods: Total RT dose was 30 Gy in 5 Gy fractions in six consecutive days.
Results: Thirty-one patients were enrolled. Fourteen were aged ≥80 years. Acute skin and observed late toxicity were exclusively of grade 1. Thirty patients showed a complete response (median follow-up 30 months). Two-year actuarial local control was 93.2%. The cosmetic result was mostly judged as good or excellent.
Conclusions: Short-course RT in elderly NMSC patients produces >90% local control of disease.
Keywords: Cancer in the elderly; Non-melanoma skin cancer; Radiation oncology.