Survival of patients with small cell lung carcinoma in Taiwan

Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Kuo, Yu Hsuan ^a,b   Lin, Zhong Zhe ^a   Yang, Yen Yun ^a   Shao, Yu Yun ^a   Shau, Wen Yi ^c   Kuo, Raymond N C ^a   Yang, James Chih Hsin ^a,d   Lai, Mei Shu ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Best supportive care; Prognosis; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862785781     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: 14230232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335084     Document Type: Article

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