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. 2013 Sep;10(9):490-2.
doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.134. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

Lung cancer: Defining standard of care for performance status 2--don't rush

Cesare Gridelli
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Lung cancer: Defining standard of care for performance status 2--don't rush

Cesare Gridelli. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

The standard treatment for patients with advanced-stage non-small-cell lung cancer with a performance status of 2 is unclear because of the heterogeneity of this population. Although a recent trial suggests that carboplatin plus pemetrexed improves survival as compared to single-agent pemetrexed, we should be cautious when defining new standards of treatment on the basis of single small trials.

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