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


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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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).