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Gender and outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer: an old prognostic variable comes back for targeted therapy and immunotherapy?

Joseph A PintoCarlos S VallejosLuis E RaezLuis A MasRossana RuizJunior S Torres-RomanZaida MoranteJhajaira M AraujoHenry L GómezAlfredo AguilarDenisse BretelClaudio J FloresChristian C Rolfo
Published in: ESMO open (2018)
In this exploratory study, some targeted treatments were influenced by gender. Despite differences in outcomes that could be attributed to different histology, EGFR and smoking status, gender should be evaluated more deeply as prognostic variable in patients with NSCLC.
Keyphrases
  • small cell lung cancer
  • mental health
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
  • smoking cessation
  • cancer therapy
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • brain metastases