Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early-stage lung cancer in the elderly

A Shinde, R Li, J Kim, R Salgia, A Hurria, A Amini - Seminars in oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is on the rise due to the implementation of
screening guidelines for patients at risk for developing lung cancer. It is anticipated that as …

Oncologic outcomes of surgery versus sbrt for non–small-cell lung carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Ijsseldijk, M Shoni, C Siegert, B Wiering… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The optimal treatment of stage I non–small-cell lung carcinoma is subject to
debate. The aim of this study was to compare overall survival and oncologic outcomes of …

NCCN guidelines insights: older adult oncology, version 2.2016

N VanderWalde, R Jagsi, E Dotan… - Journal of the National …, 2016 - jnccn.org
Cancer is the leading cause of death in older adults aged 60 to 79 years. Older patients with
good performance status are able to tolerate commonly used treatment modalities as well as …

Lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in the very elderly (≥ 80 years old): extremely safe and effective

P Kreinbrink, P Blumenfeld, G Tolekidis, N Sen… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) is the standard of care in medically inoperable patients. In very elderly patients …

Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients

BR Mancini, HS Park, EM Harder, CE Rutter, CD Corso… - Lung Cancer, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives It is unclear whether elderly patients face an increased risk of complications
following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early-stage non-small cell lung …

Comparative Analysis of Photon Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy for Elderly Patients with Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter …

S Aoki, H Onishi, M Karube, N Yamamoto, H Yamashita… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Surgery is the standard treatment for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC), but is often difficult to perform in elderly patients due to their comorbidities and …

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for very elderly patients (age, greater than or equal to 85 years) with stage I non-small cell lung cancer

S Hayashi, H Tanaka, Y Kajiura, Y Ohno, H Hoshi - Radiation Oncology, 2014 - Springer
Background Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
is primarily a treatment option for medically inoperable patients, who are often elderly …

Percutaneous microwave ablation for early‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the elderly: A promising outlook

C Acksteiner, K Steinke - Journal of medical imaging and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Microwave ablation (MWA) is a relatively new minimally invasive treatment
option for lung cancer with substantially lower morbidity and mortality than surgery. This …

Comparison of single-and three-fraction schedules of stereotactic body radiation therapy for peripheral early-stage non–small-cell lung cancer

SJ Ma, LM Serra, YA Syed, GM Hermann… - Clinical lung cancer, 2018 - Elsevier
Background To compare the clinical outcomes of patients with early-stage non–small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) who had undergone either single-fraction (SF) or three-fraction (TF) …

Population-based patterns of treatment and survival for patients with stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer aged 65–74 years and 75 years or older

E Driessen, D Detillon, G Bootsma… - Journal of geriatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Insights regarding utilization and survival of surgery and radiotherapy
(stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) or conventional radiotherapy (RT)) are lacking for …