elderly patients with extensive disease small cell lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligibility criteria included patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed SCLC who were >/=70 years in age and had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (PS) of 0 to 2. Additional criteria consisted of extensive disease (ED), chemotherapy-naive, adequate organ functions [leukocyte count >/=4,000/mm3, platelet count >/=100,000/mm3, hemoglobin level >/=9.0 g/dl, AST/ALT </=2 x upper limit of normal range, total bilirubin </=1.5 mg/dl, creatinine</=1.5 mg/dl, creatinine clearance (Ccr) >/=50 ml/min, and PaO2 >/=60 mmHg, and written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included symptomatic pericardial or pleural effusion requiring drainage, active concomitant malignancy, senile dementia, brain metastases requiring radiotherapy, superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome requiring radiotherapy, active infection, interstitial pneumonia, diarrhea, ileus, and serious medical or psychiatric illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
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| feasibility | — |
Secondary
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| toxicity, response rate, survival | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine