作者: Ozden Altundag , David J. Stewart , Frank V. Fossella , Gregory D. Ayers , Wei Wei
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0B013E3180311792
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摘要: People 80 years of age and older constitute 17.8% all lung cancer patients in the United States. Because life expectancies 80-year-old men women are 87.3 89.0 years, respectively, non-small cell shortens lives addition to causing morbidity. In this retrospective study, with chemotherapy-naive advanced treated at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center one or more follow-ups were identified from database for 1997 2004. A cohort younger than old was matched based on treatment year, race, histology, gender a 2:1 ratio. Of 13,690 thoracic oncology patients, 496 (3.6%) older, whom 46 met criteria. platinum doublets given 43% versus 79% (p < 0.0001), response rate 41% 47%, median progression-free survival 5.55 3.91 months = 0.216), overall 10.7 9.8 0.43). Hematologic nonhematologic toxicities similar. Our data indicate that selected may tolerate benefit chemotherapy, prospective evaluation these is indicated.