Identifying patterns of care for elderly patients with non-surgically treated stage III non-small cell lung cancer: an a
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Identifying patterns of care for elderly patients with non-surgically treated stage III non-small cell lung cancer: an analysis of the national cancer database Eric D Miller1, James L Fisher2, Karl E Haglund1, John C Grecula1, Meng Xu-Welliver1, Erin M Bertino3, Kai He3, Peter G Shields3, David P Carbone3, Terence M Williams1, Gregory A Otterson3 and Jose G Bazan1*
Abstract Background: To compare patterns of care for elderly patients versus non-elderly patients with non-surgically treated stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the National Cancer Database (NCDB). We hypothesize that elderly patients are less likely to receive curative treatments, including concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT), compared to non-elderly patients. Methods: We identified patients from the NCDB between 2003 and 2014 with non-surgically treated stage III NSCLC. We defined elderly as ≥70 years old and non-elderly
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