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Treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer : a systematic review of comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness / Paul G. Shekelle [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shekelle, Paul G., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lungs--Cancer.
- Lungs.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Technical reports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 82 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Reseach & Development Service, 2012.
- Summary:
- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States, and male Veterans seeking care at VA hospitals have a much higher age-specific incidence of lung cancer than males in the general population. The personal and economic significance of lung cancer has led to a vast research endeavor to try and identify new and more effective treatments. Most patients with lung cancer are diagnosed when the cancer is already advanced (stage IIIB or IV), and they are no longer candidates for surgical resection. Small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are different diseases in terms of treatment. Until recently, all therapies for advanced NSCLC were based on their cytotoxic properties. In the last few years, several novel agents aimed at specific molecular targets have been developed. This review was requested to evaluate the current evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treatments for advanced lung cancer.
- Notes:
- "Evidence-based synthesis program."
- "October 2012."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (NCBI, viewed October 26, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 858650008
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