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Treatment of Elderly Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of an International Expert Panel Meeting of the Italian Association of Thoracic Oncology.

Clinical lung cancer - 1 Sept 2015

Gridelli Cesare, Balducci Lodovico, Ciardiello Fortunato, Di Maio Massimo, Felip Enriqueta, Langer Corey, Lilenbaum Rogerio C, Perrone Francesco, Senan Suresh, de Marinis Filippo

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Most patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are elderly, and age has important implications for their management and treatment. In May 2014, the Italian Association of Thoracic Oncology organized an International Experts Panel Meeting with the intent to review the available evidence regarding the treatment of elderly patients with NSCLC and to discuss the implications for clinical practice and future...

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PMID: 25862554
DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2015.02.006

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