The (A) 3- and 5-year failure-free survival for patients aged ≥60 years was 56% and 48%, respectively, which compared with 76% and 74%, respectively, for patients aged <60 years (p=0.002); while (B) the 3- and 5-year overall survival for patients aged ≥60 years was 70% and 58%, respectively, which compared with 93% and 90%, respectively, for patients aged <60 years (p<0.0001). (C) The 2- and 5-year time-to-progression (TTP) for patients aged ≥60 years was 80% and 68%, respectively; this compared with 81% and 78%, respectively, for patients aged <60 years (p=0.37). (D) The rates of progression were determined with competing risk analysis because death without progression is a competing risk for disease progression. The incidence rates of progression including competing risks for patients aged ≥60 years at 2 and 5 years were 19% and 30%, respectively, compared with 19% and 23%, respectively, for patients aged <60 years (p=0.30); however, the incidence rates of death without progression for patients aged ≥60 years at 2 and 5 years were 13% and 22%, respectively, compared with 2% and 9%, respectively, for patients aged <60 years (p=<0.0001).