Octogenarians treated for thoracic and lung cancers: Impact of comprehensive geriatric assessment

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Couderc, Anne-Laure | Tomasini, Pascale | Rey, Dominique | Nouguerède, Emilie | Correard, Florian | Barlesi, Fabrice | Thomas, Pascal | Villani, Patrick | Greillier, Laurent

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International audience. •Octogenarians have the same survival than younger patients in thoracic cancers.•Impaired muscle strength is an important factor to help improve the management of octogenarians.•Some geriatric assessments domains may predict outcomes in older patients with thoracic cancers.Abstract

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