1. Supportive care in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
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Di Maio M, Perrone F, Gallo C, Iaffaioli RV, Manzione L, Piantedosi FV, Cigolari S, Illiano A, Barbera S, Robbiati SF, Piazza E, Ianniello GP, Frontini L, Veltri E, Castiglione F, Rosetti F, De Maio E, Maione P, Gridelli C, Rossi A, Barletta E, Barzelloni ML, Signoriello G, Bilancia D, Dinota A, Rosati G, Germano D, Lamberti A, Pontillo V, Brancacio L, Crispino C, Esposito M, Battiloro C, Tufano G, Cioffi A, Guardasole V, Angelini V, Guidetti G, Barbera S, Renda F, Romano F, Volpintesta A, Robbiati SF, Sannicolò M, Filipazzi V, Esani G, Gambaro A, Ferrario S, Tinessa V, Caprio MG, Zonato S, Cabiddu M, Raina A, Veltri E, D'Aprile M, Pistillucci G, Porcile G, Ostellino O, Vinante O, Azzarello G, Gebbia V, Borsellino N, Testa A, Gasparini G, Morabito A, Gattuso D, Romito S, Carrozza F, Fava S, Calcagno A, Grimi E, Bertetto O, Ciuffreda L, Parello G, Maiorino L, Santoro A, Santoro M, Failla G, Aiello RA, Bearz A, Sorio R, Scalone S, Clerici M, Bollina R, Belloni P, Sacco C, Sibau A, Adamo V, Altavilla G, Scimone A, Spatafora M, Bellia V, Hopps MR, Monfardini S, Favaretto A, Stefani M, Corradini GM, Pavia G, Scagliotti G, Novello S, Selvaggi G, Tonato M, Darwish S, Michetti G, Belometti MO, Labianca R, Quadri A, De Marinis F, Migliorino MR, Martelli O, Colucci G, Galetta D, Giotta F, Isa L, Candido P, Rossi N, Calandriello A, Ferraù F, Malaponte E, Barni S, Cazzaniga M, Gebbia N, Valerio MR, Belli M, Colantuoni G, Capuano MA, Angiolillo M, Sollitto F, Ardizzoia A, Luporini G, Locatelli MC, Pari F, Aitini E, Pedicini T, Febbraro A, Zollo C, Di Costanzo F, Bartolucci R, Gasperoni S, Gaion F, Palazzolo G, Galligioni E, Caffo O, Cortesi E, D'Auria G, Curcio C, Vasta M, Bumma C, Celano A, Bretti S, Nettis G, Anselmo A, Mattioli R, Nisticò C, Aschelter A, and Foa P
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Antiemetics therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols adverse effects, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung pathology, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung secondary, Cisplatin administration & dosage, Deoxycytidine administration & dosage, Female, Humans, Lung Neoplasms pathology, Lung Neoplasms secondary, Male, Middle Aged, Palliative Care, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Survival Rate, Vinblastine administration & dosage, Vinorelbine, Gemcitabine, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung drug therapy, Deoxycytidine analogs & derivatives, Lung Neoplasms drug therapy, Vinblastine analogs & derivatives
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The present study describes supportive care (SC) in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), evaluating whether it is affected by concomitant chemotherapy, patient's performance status (PS) and age. Data of patients enrolled in three randomised trials of first-line chemotherapy, conducted between 1996 and 2001, were pooled. The analysis was limited to the first three cycles of treatment. Supportive care data were available for 1185 out of 1312 (90%) enrolled patients. Gastrointestinal drugs (45.7%), corticosteroids (33.4%) and analgesics (23.8%) were the most frequently observed categories. The mean number of drugs per patient was 2.43; 538 patients (45.4%) assumed three or more supportive drugs. Vinorelbine does not produce substantial variations in the SC pattern, while cisplatin-based treatment requires an overall higher number of supportive drugs, with higher use of antiemetics (41 vs 27%) and antianaemics (10 vs 4%). Patients with worse PS are more exposed to corticosteroids (42 vs 30%). Elderly patients require drugs against concomitant diseases significantly more than adults (20 vs 7%) and are less frequently exposed to antiemetics (12 vs 27%). In conclusion, polypharmacotherapy is a relevant issue in patients with advanced NSCLC. Chemotherapy does not remarkably affect the pattern of SC, except for some drugs against side effects. Elderly patients assume more drugs for concomitant diseases and receive less antiemetics than adults.
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- 2003
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