Non small cell lung cancer in the elderly: clinico-pathologic, management and outcome characteristics in comparison to younger patients.
J Chemother
; 21(5): 573-83, 2009 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-19933050
ABSTRACT
It is controversial whether non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the elderly constitutes a distinct clinico-biological entity compared to younger counterparts. As reported data are scant and discordant, we sought to analyze retrospectively the medical records of Hellenic NSCLC patients aged >70 years and compare them with those of age (70-45 years) and younger (<45 years) patients. Records were abstracted from the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) cancer registry database. Presentation, management and outcome data of 417 elderly patients aged > or =70, 1374 age 70-45 years old and 115 patients aged < or =45 years old with histologically confirmed NSCLC managed from 1989 until 2004 were retrieved and compared. Elderly patients differed significantly in terms of presence of symptoms (p<0.001), including thoracic pain (p=0.003), dyspnea (p<0.001), cough (p<0.001) and fatigue (p<0.001), eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (PS) 2-3 (p<0.001), and histological type (more commonly diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (p<0.002) and less frequently with adenocarcinoma). Although elderly patients had significantly higher rates of PS 2-3, they had significantly better median time to disease progression (TTP) compared to the younger counterpart (6.4 versus 4.3 months p=0.047). Overall survival (OS) was not significantly different between elderly and young patients (median OS 11.8 versus 11.5 months; p=0.6), but platinum-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy were variables associated favorably with TTP and survival in the elderly. This large retrospective series presents strong evidence that NSCLC constitutes a similar clinicopathologic entity in elderly and young individuals with discretely differing biological behavior and that elderly symptomatic patients should be considered for effective anticancer treatment whenever possible.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Adenocarcinoma
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Carcinoma de Células Grandes
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Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Chemother
Asunto de la revista:
ANTINEOPLASICOS
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Grecia