Palliative chemotherapy in elderly patients with common metastatic malignancies: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group registry analysis of management, outcome and clinical benefit predictors
- 作者：George Pentheroudakis ; George Fountzilas ; Haralabos P. Kalofonos ; Vassilios Golfinopoulos ; Gerasimos Aravantinos ; Dimitrios Bafaloukos ; Pavlos Papakostas ; Dimitrios Pectasides ; Christos Christodoulou
- 关键词：Elderly ; Chemotherapy ; Breast cancer ; Colorectal cancer ; Lung cancer ; Metastases
- 刊名：Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：73_10408428
- 类别：med
- 出版时间：June 2008
- 卷：66
- 期：3
- 页码：237-247
- 文件大小：206 K
摘要
Cancer in the elderly is a common health issue in developed societies. We sought to present epidemiology, management and outcome data on fit elderly patients with common metastatic cancers and to identify predictors of clinical benefit from palliative chemotherapy.