Royer Philippe Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Cancer chemotherapy, Prostate biomarker, Endometrial cancer
Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Canc
Royer Philippe was working in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Nancy, France. Doctor has more than 40 publications. Doctor's current research area related to clinical oncology.
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Author(s): Clément-Duchêne Christelle*, Salleron Julia, Baumann Anne-Sophie, Royer Philippe, Faivre Jean-Christophe, Ménard Olivier,Vignaud Jean-Michel, Prévot Michel, Peiffert Didier and Beckendorf Véronique
Lung cancer incidence in the elderly is rising over year. The standard treatment for locally non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is based on a combination of chemotherapy and thoracic radiation. No standard is described or validated for patients older than 70 years.
The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the toxicities and the feasibility of daily cisplatin at a dose of 6 mg/m² during thoracic irradiation (66-70 Gray) in NSCLC with poor WHO performance status, and/or comorbidities. The second objective was to obtain a first estimation of survival for patients with stage III-IV.
Between 2011 and 2015, 13 patients were retrieved from the hospital database. The medi... view moreĀ»