Health care disparities among octogenarians and nonagenarians with stage III lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To the authors' knowledge, the practice patterns for patients aged more than 80 years with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not well known. The purpose of the current study was to investigate factors predictive of and the impact on overall survival (OS) after concurrent chemoradiation (CRT) among patients aged ≥80 years with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III NSCLC in the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).

Methods

In the NCDB, patients aged ≥80 years who were diagnosed with stage III NSCLC from 2004 to 2013 with complete treatment records were identified. Multivariable logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models were generated and propensity score-matched analysis was used.

Results

A total of 12,641 patients met the entry

SUBMITTER: Cassidy RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5801133 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature