Cancer treatment and the older patient

Editorial

Edward L Trimble et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2006.

. 2006 Apr 1;12(7 Pt 1):1956-7.

doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-0364.

No abstract available

Comment on

Evaluation of adverse events experienced by older patients participating in studies of molecularly targeted agents alone or in combination.
Townsley CA, Pond GR, Oza AM, Hirte HW, Winquist E, Goss G, Degendorfer P, Moore MJ, Siu LL. Townsley CA, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 1;12(7 Pt 1):2141-9. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1798. Clin Cancer Res. 2006. PMID: 16609027

International Society of Geriatric Oncology Chemotherapy Taskforce: evaluation of chemotherapy in older patients--an analysis of the medical literature.
Lichtman SM, Wildiers H, Chatelut E, Steer C, Budman D, Morrison VA, Tranchand B, Shapira I, Aapro M; International Society of Geriatric Oncology Chemotherapy Taskforce. Lichtman SM, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 10;25(14):1832-43. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.10.6583. J Clin Oncol. 2007. PMID: 17488981 Review.
Increasing entry of the elderly into cancer clinical trials: difficult, but unquestionably necessary.
Markman M. Markman M. Oncology. 2007;72(1-2):2-3. doi: 10.1159/000110545. Epub 2007 Oct 30. Oncology. 2007. PMID: 17971678 No abstract available.
Cancer chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients.
Balducci L. Balducci L. J Oncol Manag. 2005 Spring;14(2):35-8. J Oncol Manag. 2005. PMID: 16018197
Baseline heart rate-corrected QT and eligibility for clinical trials in oncology.
Varterasian M, Meyer M, Fingert H, Radlowski D, Asbury P, Zhou X, Healey D. Varterasian M, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Sep 1;21(17):3378-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.99.104. J Clin Oncol. 2003. PMID: 12947082 No abstract available.
Clinical trials of parenteral antineoplastic agents.
Cusack G. Cusack G. J Intraven Nurs. 1998 Nov-Dec;21(6):339-43. J Intraven Nurs. 1998. PMID: 10392099 Review.

Youth has no age: cancer treatment for older Americans.
Paller CJ, Rudin CM. Paller CJ, et al. Oncology (Williston Park). 2010 Nov 15;24(12):1114, 1118, 1120. Oncology (Williston Park). 2010. PMID: 21141692 Free PMC article. No abstract available.