Efficacy and safety of Pemetrexed (PEM) for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had previous chemotherapy

N. Asai, Y. Ohkuni, R. Matsunuma, K. Nakashima, K. Ando, T. Iwasaki, D. Yasui, M. Misawa, N. Kaneko (Kamogawa, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Treatment of lung cancer
Session: Treatment of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 5046
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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N. Asai, Y. Ohkuni, R. Matsunuma, K. Nakashima, K. Ando, T. Iwasaki, D. Yasui, M. Misawa, N. Kaneko (Kamogawa, Japan). Efficacy and safety of Pemetrexed (PEM) for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had previous chemotherapy. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 5046

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