Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy

Introduction: Lung cancer is taking an increasing toll on the older population as life expectancy increases. However, the efficacy of chemotherapy is difficult to establish and the prognosis of these patients is severe. Objective: Report a case of an older adult patient with advanced non-small cell...

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Autores principales: Oscar Augusto Quintana Blancos, Rita Emily Vallejos Garcia, Rodolfo Cristóbal Olmos Soldevilla, José Fernando Salvador Carrillo, José Luis Salinas Paz
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f4a34929c0b74dc6b783c518b769a8e12021-12-03T13:28:50ZSurvival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy1561-3046https://doaj.org/article/f4a34929c0b74dc6b783c518b769a8e12021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/1154https://doaj.org/toc/1561-3046Introduction: Lung cancer is taking an increasing toll on the older population as life expectancy increases. However, the efficacy of chemotherapy is difficult to establish and the prognosis of these patients is severe. Objective: Report a case of an older adult patient with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with prolonged survival who received only first-line chemotherapy. Case report: A 71-year-old non-smoker patient diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma subtype, with pleural involvement. He started treatment with carboplatin 5 AUC and gemcitabine 1,1 g. In the ninth cycle, reduction of pulmonary nodules was found, but he also had metastases at the D6-D7 level. He started the second line of treatment with carboplatin 5,4 AUC, paclitaxel 200 mg and zolendronic acid at a dose of 4,0 mg. Due to adverse events, the treatment was changed to vinorelbine 2,5 g and zolendronic acid 4.0 mg. After two cycles, the patient died, reaching 21 months of overall survival, only with chemotherapy. Conclusion: The treatment of the older adult patient with lung cancer is challenging. In the present chemotherapy treatment, the patient was able to achieve 21 months of overall survival, despite the fact that he was not molecularly characterized.Oscar Augusto Quintana BlancosRita Emily Vallejos GarciaRodolfo Cristóbal Olmos SoldevillaJosé Fernando Salvador CarrilloJosé Luis Salinas PazECIMEDarticlesobrevidaadenocarcinomacáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas avanzadoadulto mayorquimioterapia.MedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ESRevista Cubana de Medicina Militar, Vol 50, Iss 4, Pp e02101154-e02101154 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language ES
topic sobrevida
adenocarcinoma
cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas avanzado
adulto mayor
quimioterapia.
Medicine
R
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle sobrevida
adenocarcinoma
cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas avanzado
adulto mayor
quimioterapia.
Medicine
R
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Oscar Augusto Quintana Blancos
Rita Emily Vallejos Garcia
Rodolfo Cristóbal Olmos Soldevilla
José Fernando Salvador Carrillo
José Luis Salinas Paz
Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
description Introduction: Lung cancer is taking an increasing toll on the older population as life expectancy increases. However, the efficacy of chemotherapy is difficult to establish and the prognosis of these patients is severe. Objective: Report a case of an older adult patient with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with prolonged survival who received only first-line chemotherapy. Case report: A 71-year-old non-smoker patient diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma subtype, with pleural involvement. He started treatment with carboplatin 5 AUC and gemcitabine 1,1 g. In the ninth cycle, reduction of pulmonary nodules was found, but he also had metastases at the D6-D7 level. He started the second line of treatment with carboplatin 5,4 AUC, paclitaxel 200 mg and zolendronic acid at a dose of 4,0 mg. Due to adverse events, the treatment was changed to vinorelbine 2,5 g and zolendronic acid 4.0 mg. After two cycles, the patient died, reaching 21 months of overall survival, only with chemotherapy. Conclusion: The treatment of the older adult patient with lung cancer is challenging. In the present chemotherapy treatment, the patient was able to achieve 21 months of overall survival, despite the fact that he was not molecularly characterized.
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author Oscar Augusto Quintana Blancos
Rita Emily Vallejos Garcia
Rodolfo Cristóbal Olmos Soldevilla
José Fernando Salvador Carrillo
José Luis Salinas Paz
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title Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
title_short Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
title_full Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
title_fullStr Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Survival of an elderly patient with lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy
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