Is the platinum-based chemotherapy necessary for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)?

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 19088-19088
Author(s):  
H. Daga ◽  
K. Takeda ◽  
H. Kiyota ◽  
S. Tokunaga ◽  
S. Nanjo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy

scholarly journals Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients: A Review

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taofeek K. Owonikoko ◽  
Suresh Ramalingam
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy ◽  
Thoracic Radiation ◽  
Modality Approach

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 13% of all lung cancer cases. Approximately 40% of those cases are diagnosed in patients older than 70 years, and this proportion continues to rise in contrast to the continued decline in incidence of SCLC among the general population. The optimal strategy to manage limited-stage SCLC involves a combined modality approach with platinum-based chemotherapy and external-beam thoracic radiation therapy. For extensive-stage disease, platinum-based combination chemotherapy is a mainstay of therapy. Elderly patients present unique challenges in terms of drug metabolism and organ reserve, which impact the outcome of therapeutic interventions. However, limited data are available to guide management decisions for SCLC in elderly patients, and therefore this article discusses recommendations for treatment.

Survival rates and tolerability of platinum-based chemotherapy regimens for elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Lung Cancer ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Jorge Costa ◽  
Ana Luisa Godoy Fernandes ◽  
José Rodrigues Pereira ◽  
J Randall Curtis ◽  
Ilka Lopes Santoro
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy
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