Impact of subsequent chemotherapy on the survival of elderly patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer.
Conclusions: PPS was more correlated with OS than PFS in elderly patients with ED-SCLC. The most important prognostic factors for PPS and OS included SCS and second line chemotherapy. Patients receiving subsequent treatment had increased OS regardless of degree of comorbidity.
PMID: 32336056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kang EJ, Choi YJ, Lee SR, Sung HJ, Kim JS Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research
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