P3-264: How should we deal with lung cancer surgery for octogenarian patients?

“How should we treat older patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, A Review”

Nearly 50 % of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer, affect people over 70 years of age. Inclusion of older patients in clinical trials has been extremely rare. As a result, there is debate on how to manage these patients because it is still unclear how to balance the therapeutic advantages and toxicities. For patients who do not have comorbid conditions, with performance status (P.S.) 0–1, treatm...

how should we deal with the barrage of new infertility treatments and innovative technologies?

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Noninvasive ventilation for acute lung injury: how often should we try, how often should we fail?

The selection of patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) to receive noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is challenging, partly because there are few reliable selection criteria. The study by Rana and colleagues in the previous issue of Critical Care identifies metabolic acidosis and a lower oxygenation index as predictors of NIV failure, although it is unable to...

How Should We Treat Frail Patients with Locally Advanced NSCLC?GRACE :: Lung Cancer

Despite the fact that a very significant proportion of the “real world” patients have considerable medical problems such as markedly decreased lung function (pretty common with many years of smoking), weight loss (5 or 10% of body weight is usually considered a problem), or otherwise are not able to be very active. The vast majority of clinical trials for potentially curative, combined modality...

How Do We Deal with Research Misconduct?