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Non small cell lung cancer patients with ECOG PS2: unsolved questions and lessons from clinical trials

2005

In the last two decades the results of medical treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have constantly improved even if they are still far from being considered satisfactory. Today systemic cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CT) is able to increase survival and improve cancer-related symptoms in patients with advanced ‘wet’ stage III and metastatic stage IV NSCLC, but it not clear if the benefits of CT also apply to patients with poor performance status (PS) [1, 2]. PS is the most powerful independent prognostic factor in advanced NSCLC since it is a reliable measure of functional independence, ability to perform daily activities and work, and a strong predictor of survival and …