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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 5, 337,
March 5, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
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In Elderly Patients, Combination Chemotherapy No More Effective Than Individual Drugs
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For elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), combination chemotherapy with the drugs vinorelbine and gemcitabine appears to be no more effective than either drug alone, but is more toxic, according to a study in the March 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Many patients aged 70