Research Article

Chemotherapy Treatment of Elderly Patients (≥70 Years) with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Seven-Year Retrospective Study of Real-Life Clinical Practice at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

Table 3

Reasons for discontinuation of chemotherapy in patients.

Reason for chemotherapy discontinuationNumber of patients (%)

Died during treatment30 (13.1%)
Nonhaematological toxicities30 (13.1%)
Haematological toxicities35 (15.3%)
Disease progress8 (3.5%)
Patient’s preference6 (2.2%)