Treatment-related death in patients with small-cell lung cancer in phase III trials over the last two decades.

INTRODUCTION: Treatment-related death (TRD) remains a serious problem in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), despite recent improvements in supportive care. However, few studies have formally assessed time trends in the proportion of TRD over the past two decades. The aim of this study was to determine t...

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Main Authors: Nobuaki Ochi, Katsuyuki Hotta, Nagio Takigawa, Isao Oze, Yoshiro Fujiwara, Eiki Ichihara, Akiko Hisamoto, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto, Katsuyuki Kiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3412813?pdf=render