Efficacy of metronomic vinorelbine in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and poor performance status


Bilir C., Durak S., Kizilkaya B., Hacibekiroglu I., Nayir E., Engin H.

CURRENT ONCOLOGY, vol.24, no.3, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3747/co.24.3486
  • Journal Name: CURRENT ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background Metronomic chemotherapy-administration of low-dose chemotherapy-allows for a prolonged treatment duration and minimizes toxicity for unfit patients diagnosed with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).