The Feasibility of Adjuvant Carboplatin and Docetaxel in Patients with Curatively Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Stinchcombe TE, Harper HD, Hensing TA, Moore DT, Crane JM, Atkins JN, Willard EM, Detterbeck FC, Socinski MA. The Feasibility of Adjuvant Carboplatin and Docetaxel in Patients with Curatively Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2008, 3: 145-151. PMID: 18303435, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318160c5f1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantDocetaxelDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceSurvival AnalysisTaxoidsConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerAdjuvant therapySupportive therapyChemotherapy complianceLung cancerAdequate exposureResected non-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapyMulticenter phase II trialMedian age 65 yearsCycles of therapyPrimary end pointAcceptable toxicity profileBetter functional statusPhase II trialCisplatin-based chemotherapyMajority of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaAge 65 yearsAdjuvant carboplatinCommon histologyII trialIntercurrent illnessActive therapy