Effects of surgery on survival of elderly patients with stage I small-cell lung cancer: analysis of the SEER database.

Yan LiSong HuJun XieXian ZhangYun ZongBin XuChong Li

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2019)

Surgical resection significantly improved OS in stage I SCLC patients aged 75-84 years in our study, but further exploration in larger prospective clinical trials is needed.

Keyphrases

small cell lung cancer
clinical trial
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention