A retrospective analysis comparing the safety and efficacy of chemotherapy in elderly and non-elderly non-small-cell lung cancer patients

Aim: The number of elderly patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is increasing in Japan. We retrospectively analyzed and compared the safety and efficacy of chemotherapy in elderly and non‐elderly NSCLC patients who received chemotherapy at Shimane University Hospital. Methods: We carri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geriatrics & gerontology international 2012-07, Vol.12 (3), p.499-505
Hauptverfasser:	Tsubata, Yukari, Honda, Takeshi, Okimoto, Tamio, Miura, Kiyotaka, Karino, Fumi, Iwamoto, Shinichi, Suzuki, Taeko, Hamaguchi, Shunichi, Kanda, Hibiki, Sutani, Akihisa, Kuraki, Takashige, Isobe, Takeshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - drug therapy Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology Chemotherapy Comorbidity Effectiveness elderly patients Female Humans Japan Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy Lung Neoplasms - pathology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging non-small-cell lung cancer Patient safety Retrospective Studies Statistics, Nonparametric Survival Rate
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Zusammenfassung:	Aim: The number of elderly patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is increasing in Japan. We retrospectively analyzed and compared the safety and efficacy of chemotherapy in elderly and non‐elderly NSCLC patients who received chemotherapy at Shimane University Hospital. Methods: We carried out a retrospective analysis of survival in a series of 112 NSCLC patients treated from 2004 through 2009. We compared the data from the elderly group (≥70 years‐of‐age, 56 patients) with the non‐elderly group (
ISSN:	1444-1586 1447-0594
DOI:	10.1111/j.1447-0594.2011.00803.x