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  ED 06 - Treatment of Elderly and High Risk Patients with Localized NSCLC (ID 6)

  • Event: WCLC 2015
  • Type: Education Session
  • Track: Treatment of Localized Disease - NSCLC
  • Presentations: 1
  • Moderators:A. Ardizzoni
  • Coordinates: 9/08/2015, 14:15 - 15:45, 702+704+706

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    ED06.01 - Medical Oncology (ID 1794)

    14:20 - 14:40  |  Author(s): A. Jatoi
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    Abstract:
    In the United States, almost 50% of lung cancer patients are 70 years of age or older. Moreover, shifting demographics in the United States -- indeed, across the world -- suggest that oncologists will be seeing many more older patients with lung cancer in years to come. With cancer therapy, older patients often suffer higher and more severe rates of adverse events than their younger counterparts, yet many derive benefit from therapy. The challenges of treating older patients remain notable largely because enrollment in cancer clinical trials tends to show an underrepresentation of older patients. In this context, this talk with discuss 1) the ongoing challenges faced in treating older patients with lung cancer; 2) the relevant and instructive data derived to date from clinical trials; 3) the role of the comprehensive geriatric assessment; and 4) general recommendations on approaches to treating elderly lung cancer patients.
    
    

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