The feasibility of chemotherapy in the elderly with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Objective To explore the feasibility of chemotherapy in the elderly patients by analysing the effects and toxicities between the old and young patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated by novelbin and cisplatin. Methods A retrospective survey was conducted in 139 patients suffered from advanced NSCLC treated with novelbin and cisplatin.The patients were divided into two groups by age:group A≥60 and group B<60.The effects and toxicities between the two groups were compared. Resul...