TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemotherapy in the Older Patient with Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
T2 - Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Regimens
AU - Browner, Ilene
AU - Purtell, Michael
PY - 2009/8/1
Y1 - 2009/8/1
N2 - Several excellent, non-age-specific review articles and meta-analyses summarize in detail the available trials of surgery and either induction or adjuvant therapy with or without local radiotherapy in the treatment of early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A detailed review of the literature on the comprehensive assessment of and chemotherapy in the elderly patient with NSCLC is beyond the scope of this article. Instead, the goal is to amalgamate the two topics and develop some practical guidelines to assist the clinician in deciding which therapies most are appropriate for older patients with potentially curable NSCLC.
AB - Several excellent, non-age-specific review articles and meta-analyses summarize in detail the available trials of surgery and either induction or adjuvant therapy with or without local radiotherapy in the treatment of early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A detailed review of the literature on the comprehensive assessment of and chemotherapy in the elderly patient with NSCLC is beyond the scope of this article. Instead, the goal is to amalgamate the two topics and develop some practical guidelines to assist the clinician in deciding which therapies most are appropriate for older patients with potentially curable NSCLC.
KW - Adjuvant chemotherapy
KW - Elderly
KW - Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
KW - Non-small cell lung cancer
KW - Operable
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U2 - 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.07.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20066949
AN - SCOPUS:70449107344
VL - 19
SP - 377
EP - 389
JO - Thoracic Surgery Clinics
JF - Thoracic Surgery Clinics
SN - 1547-4127
IS - 3
ER -