Erlotinib treatment after platinum-based therapy in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer in routine clinical practice – results from the ElderTac study

Abstract Background In this prospective non-interventional study, the effectiveness and tolerability of erlotinib in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after ≥1 platinum-based chemotherapy were assessed. Methods A total of 385 patients ≥65 years of age with advanced NSCLC recei...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang M. Brueckl, H. Jost Achenbach, Joachim H. Ficker, Wolfgang Schuette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4208-x