Impact of Treatment Decisions on Survival Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Real-World Study
Elderly NSCLC patients had poorer survival outcomes despite similar disease stage at diagnosis, possibly due to lower rates of curative treatment. These findings highlight the need for further investigation into optimising treatment strategies for elderly patients with NSCLC.
Authors
- Outi Kuittinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9969-0053)
- Satu Tiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5673-8851)
- Tuula Klaavuniemi
- S Sahlström
- Jarkko Ahvonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4335-5242)
- Maria Tengström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-1904)
- Liisa Sailas
- Hanne Kuitunen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-2043)
- Juho Kopra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-8936)
- Hilma Järvenpää
- Ville Paappanen
- P Päkkilä
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- North Karelia Central Hospital (FI)
- Finland University (FI)
- South Karelia Central Hospital (FI)
- Emergency Services College (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- South Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2025.103930
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56