Effects of vinorelbine on quality of life and survival of elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-72

  Gridelli, Cesare ^a   Perrone, Francesco ^a,b   Gallo, Ciro ^b,bb   Rossi, Antonio ^a   Scognamiglio, Francesco ^a   Guida, Cesare ^a   Monfardini, Silvio ^a   Ianniello, Giovanni Pietro ^c   Tinessa, Vincenza ^c   Caprio, Maria Grazia ^c   Santoro, Antonio ^d   Maiorino, Luigi ^d   Santoro, Massimiliano ^d   Piantedosi, Francovito ^e   Brancaccio, Luigi ^e   Crispino, Carlo ^e   Cigolari, Silvio ^f   Di Lanno, Maria ^f   Angelini, Valentina ^f   Manzione, Luigi ^g   Bilancia, Domenico ^g   Dinota, Angelo ^g   Failla, Giuseppe ^h   Aiello, Rosa Anna ^h   Tralongo, Paolo ^h   Figoli, Franco ⁱ   Zuccarino, Ludmilla ⁱ   Pedicini, Tonino ^j   Febbraro, Antonio ^j   Zollo, Cesira ^j   Frontini, Luciano ^k   Zonato, Sabrina ^k   Azzarello, Giuseppe ^l   Vinante, Orazio ^l   Castiglione, Federico ^m   Porcile, Gianfranco ^m   Bearz, Alessandra ⁿ   Sorio, Roberto ⁿ   Tonato, Maurizio ^o   Darwish, Samir ^o   Veltri, Enzo ^p   D'Aprile, Modesto ^p   Curcio, Carlo ^q   Vasta, Matteo ^q   Clerici, Maurizia ^r   Luporini, Gino ^r   Farris, Antonio ^s   Alicicco, Maria Grazia ^s   Bretti, Sergio ^t   Bumma, Cesare ^t   Ionta, Maria Teresa ^u   Massidda, Bruno ^u   Adamo, Vincenzo ^v   Altavilla, Giuseppe ^v   Stefani, Mariangela ^w   Michetti, Giovanni ^x   Iaffaioli, Rosario Vincenzo ^u   Marzano, Nicola ^y   Favaretto, Adolfo ^z   Murtas, Stefano ^aa   Nascimbene, Caterina ^ab   Nisticò, Cecilia ^ac   Robbiati, Sergio Federico ^ad   Strada, Maria Rosa ^ae   Belli, Mario ^af   Loizzi, Michele ^ag   Bandera, Mauro ^ah   Bochicchio, Anna Maria ^ai   Piazza, Elena ^aj   Foladore, Silvia ^ak   Giura, Raffaele ^al   Gualtieri, Giuseppe ^ab   Barni, Sandro ^am   Cariello, Anna ^an   Mattioli, Rodolfo ^ao   Pazzola, Antonio ^ap   Gioga, Gloria ^aq   Puxeddu, Guido ^ar   Bartolucci, Roberta ^as   Graiff, Claudio ^at   Del Conte, Guido ^au   Farriniello, Giuseppe Attardo ^av   Mauri, Fabrizio ^aw   Corradini, Giuliana Maria ^ax   Capuano, Matteo Antonio ^ay   Carrozza, Francesco ^az   Gianni, Walter ^ba   more..

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^d San Gennaro Hospital   (Italy)

^e MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^h Ospedale S Luigi e Santi Currò Gonzaga   (Italy)

ⁱ Unit Sanitaria Locale (USL) 5 Ovest Vicentino   (Italy)

^j Unit of Dermatology   (Italy)

^k SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l Dipartimento Interaziendale di Oncologia Medica Azienda Ospedaliero   (Italy)

^m S Lazzaro Hospital   (Italy)

ⁿ CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^o POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

^p SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^q Divisione di Cardiologia UTIC   (Italy)

^r SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^t MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^u Università di Pisa   (Italy)

^v UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^w Lecco   (Italy)

^x OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^y Poliambulatorio di Oncologia   (Italy)

^z UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^aa Ospedale Oncologico A Businco   (Italy)

^ab FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^ac REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^ad Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^ae IRCCS   (Italy)

^af S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ag POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^ah OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^ai Ospedale Fortunato   (Italy)

^aj UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^ak Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^al SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^am SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^an SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ao S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ap Azienda USL 1   (Italy)

^aq USL 21   (Italy)

^ar Binaghi Hospital   (Italy)

^as S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^at Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^au MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^av Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^aw Ospedale   (Italy)

^ax USL 33   (Italy)

^ay Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^az Ospedale A Cardarelli   (Italy)

^ba INRCA   (Italy)

^bb SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAVELBINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0006453669     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.1.66     Document Type: Article

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