Identifying patterns of care for elderly patients with non-surgically treated stage III non-small cell lung cancer: an analysis of the national cancer database

Autor:	Eric D Miller, James L Fisher, Karl E Haglund, John C Grecula, Meng Xu-Welliver, Erin M Bertino, Kai He, Peter G Shields, David P Carbone, Terence M Williams, Gregory A Otterson, Jose G Bazan
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Non-small cell lung cancer Stage III Elderly Patterns of care Chemoradiation Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
Zdroj:	Radiation Oncology, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1748-717X
DOI:	10.1186/s13014-018-1142-7
Popis:	Abstract Background To compare patterns of care for elderly patients versus non-elderly patients with non-surgically treated stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the National Cancer Database (NCDB). We hypothesize that elderly patients are less likely to receive curative treatments, including concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT), compared to non-elderly patients. Methods We identified patients from the NCDB between 2003 and 2014 with non-surgically treated stage III NSCLC. We defined elderly as ≥70 years old and non-elderly
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