Journal article
Influence of Sex on Toxicity and Treatment Outcome in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Abstract
PURPOSE: Female sex has been shown consistently to be a favorable prognostic factor in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Studies have shown that women with other tumor types experience greater treatment toxicity, but there have been few studies of sex-related toxicity in SCLC.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a sex-based retrospective analysis of four SCLC trials conducted by the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group between 1987 …
Authors
Singh S; Parulekar W; Murray N; Feld R; Evans WK; Tu D; Shepherd FA
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 850–856
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
February 1, 2005
DOI
10.1200/jco.2005.03.171
ISSN
0732-183X