Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients
Mancini BR, Park HS, Harder EM, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Decker RH, Husain ZA. Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients. Lung Cancer 2016, 97: 22-27. PMID: 27237023, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiation therapyNon-elderly patientsElderly patientsDistant controlOverall survivalYounger patientsInoperable early-stage non-small cell lung cancerUse of SBRTStage non-small cell lung cancerLocal controlMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisGrade 5 toxicityNon-elderly cohortProportional hazards analysisCell lung cancerRisk of complicationsRate of efficacyBody radiation therapyLogistic regression analysisLate gradeAcute gradeSurgical resection
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