Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer in elderly patients
Epithelial ovarian cancer is primarily a disease of older women. Advanced age is risk factor for decreased survival. Optimal surgery and the safe and effective administration of chemotherapy are essential for prolonged progression-free and overall survival (OS). In this article, the available regime...
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pubmed-47065292016-01-15 Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer in elderly patients Troso-Sandoval, Tiffany A. Lichtman, Stuart M. Review Article Epithelial ovarian cancer is primarily a disease of older women. Advanced age is risk factor for decreased survival. Optimal surgery and the safe and effective administration of chemotherapy are essential for prolonged progression-free and overall survival (OS). In this article, the available regimens in both the primary treatment and relapsed setting are reviewed. Chinese Anti-Cancer Association 2015-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4706529/ /pubmed/26779366 http://dx.doi.org/10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2015.0077 Text en 2015 Cancer Biology & Medicine This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer in elderly patients |
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Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer in elderly patients |
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Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer in elderly patients |
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Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer in elderly patients |
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Epithelial ovarian cancer is primarily a disease of older women. Advanced age is risk factor for decreased survival. Optimal surgery and the safe and effective administration of chemotherapy are essential for prolonged progression-free and overall survival (OS). In this article, the available regimens in both the primary treatment and relapsed setting are reviewed. |
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Chinese Anti-Cancer Association |
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2015 |
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