Elderly selection on geriatric index assessment

Affiliations

¹ Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations Department, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France;; Aix Marseille University, Inserm U911 CRO2, Marseille, France.

Comment

Pascale Tomasini et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;4(12):245.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.05.61.

¹ Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations Department, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France;; Aix Marseille University, Inserm U911 CRO2, Marseille, France.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Use of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for the Management of Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Phase III Randomized ESOGIA-GFPC-GECP 08-02 Study.
Corre R, Greillier L, Le Caër H, Audigier-Valette C, Baize N, Bérard H, Falchero L, Monnet I, Dansin E, Vergnenègre A, Marcq M, Decroisette C, Auliac JB, Bota S, Lamy R, Massuti B, Dujon C, Pérol M, Daurès JP, Descourt R, Léna H, Plassot C, Chouaïd C. Corre R, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 1;34(13):1476-83. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.5839. Epub 2016 Feb 16. J Clin Oncol. 2016. PMID: 26884557 Clinical Trial.

1. Dela Cruz CS, Tanoue LT, Matthay RA. Lung cancer: epidemiology, etiology, and prevention. Clin Chest Med 2011;32:605-44. 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.09.001 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Balducci L. Geriatric oncology: challenges for the new century. Eur J Cancer 2000;36:1741-54. 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00169-6 - DOI - PubMed
1. Effects of vinorelbine on quality of life and survival of elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. The Elderly Lung Cancer Vinorelbine Italian Study Group. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999;91:66-72. 10.1093/jnci/91.1.66 - DOI - PubMed
1. Pfister DG, Johnson DH, Azzoli CG, et al. American Society of Clinical Oncology treatment of unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer guideline: update 2003. J Clin Oncol 2004;22:330-53. 10.1200/JCO.2004.09.053 - DOI - PubMed
1. Quoix E, Zalcman G, Oster JP, et al. Carboplatin and weekly paclitaxel doublet chemotherapy compared with monotherapy in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: IFCT-0501 randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2011;378:1079-88. 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60780-0 - DOI - PubMed