Trends in prescribing systemic treatment and overall survival for non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIB/IV in the Netherlands: 2008-2012

BACKGROUND: The present study aims to give a detailed overview of day-to-day practice in the systemic treatment of NSCLC stage IIIB/IV and its clinical outcomes in six large teaching hospitals in the Netherlands in the period 2008-2012. METHODS: A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted in the Care for Outcome registry. Patients diagnosed with stage IIIB/IV NSCLC were included and drug data were collected. Outcomes included percentage of patients treated with systemic treatment, percentage of different first line treatment options, survival, and number and percentage of switches... Mehr ...