title: Therapeutic options for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are at higher risk for adverse events related to treatment of their disease. Chemotherapeutic agents used alone or together may increase survival, while leading to increased treatment related morbidity. New targeted agents used to treat NSCLC have yet to show sufficient improvement in disease outcomes. This review will discuss the current management of elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2055, USA. ejavery@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kessinger
authors.forename: Apar Kishor
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ganti
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome