Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the elderly: Patient characteristics predictive for tolerance and survival of chemoradiation in daily clinical practice.

CONCLUSION: Although relatively fit elderly were assigned to cCHRT, treatment tolerance was worse, especially for those with severe comorbidity. Survival seemed not significantly better as compared to sCHRT or RT. Prospective studies in this vital and understudied area are needed.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - August 9, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Driessen EJ, Bootsma GP, Hendriks LE, van den Berkmortel FW, Bogaarts BA, van Loon JG, Dingemans AC, Janssen-Heijnen ML Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research