A multi-institutional evaluation of carboplatin plus docetaxel regimen in elderly patients with advanced gastric cancer.

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KURT M., Cubukcu E., Karabulut B., Olmez O. F., KURT M., Avci N., ...More

Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology, vol.18, no.1, pp.147-53, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 18 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2013
• Journal Name: Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.147-53
• Keywords: carboplatin, docetaxel, elderly, gastric cancer, PHASE-II TRIAL, 1ST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY, SYSTEMIC TREATMENT, RANDOMIZED-TRIAL, CISPLATIN, OXALIPLATIN, FLUOROURACIL, ADENOCARCINOMA, PACLITAXEL, OLDER
• Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Albeit the majority of gastric cancers occur at advanced age, little is known regarding the optimal systemic treatment of elderly patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC).