Do lower chemo doses shorten lives of elderly cancer patients?

NCT ID NCT07369596

Summary

This study looks back at treatment records to see if giving older lung cancer patients reduced chemotherapy doses affects how long they live. Researchers will compare survival times between patients who received standard doses and those who received lower doses. The study involves 150 patients aged 65+ from Malaysia and Hong Kong who have advanced lung cancer without specific genetic mutations.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan

    RECRUITING

    Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

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  • Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Sabah

    RECRUITING

    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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  • Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong

    RECRUITING

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  • Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

    RECRUITING

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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