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Table 2 Therapy results

From: Chemotherapy with cisplatin and vinorelbine for elderly patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

 

Study Group

Total

 

70 to 75 years

> 75 years

 
 

80 mg/m2 (n = 15)

90 mg/m2 (n = 14)

60 mg/m2 (n = 7)

70 mg/m2 (n = 8)

(n = 44)

Treatment administered

     

   Chemotherapy cycles

     

No.

46

42

14

23

125

Median (range)

2 (1 to 4)

2 (1 to 5)

3 (1 to 5)

3 (1 to 6)

3 (1 to 6)

   Vinorelbine (median, mg/m2/wk)

8.6

8.8

9.4

10.3

8.9

   Cisplatin (median, mg/m2/wk)

13.6

15.9

11.2

14.4

14.5

Efficacy

     

   Complete response

-

-

-

1

1

   Partial response

8

8

2

3

21

   Stable disease

4

4

3

2

13

   Progressive disease

2

1

-

-

3

   Not evaluated

1

1

2

2

6

   Overall response rate (%)

53

57

29

50

50

Time to progression (median, in weeks)

25.0

23.0

15.7

18.4

27.0

Overall Survival

     

   Median (weeks)

31.0

17.3

26.6

31.7

30.1

   1-year (%)

40.0

35.7

28.5

37.5

36.3