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performance status

A measure of how well a patient is able to perform ordinary tasks and carry out daily activities.
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Erlotinib after gefitinib failure in relapsed non-small cell lung cancer: clinical benefit with optimal patient selection.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Docetaxel and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition with celecoxib for advanced non-small cell lung cancer progressing after platinum-based chemotherapy: a multicenter phase II trial.
Review
2003
Review
2003
The national practice for patients receiving radiation therapy for carcinoma of the esophagus: results of the 1996-1999 Patterns of Care Study.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Elevated preoperative serum levels of angiogenic cytokines correlate to larger primary tumours and poorer survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Gemcitabine plus vinorelbine in nonsmall cell lung carcinoma patients age 70 years or older or patients who cannot receive cisplatin
Although the prevalence of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is high among elderly patients, few data are available regarding… 
1999
1999
Hyperfractionated radiotherapy for clinical stage II non-small cell lung cancer.
1999
1999
α-Difluoromethylornithine as Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
DFMO (α-difluoromethylornithine) is an oral irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the first rate-limiting enzyme in… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Conservative management of T1-T2N0 supraglottic cancer: a retrospective study.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Intracavitary brachytherapy combined with external-beam irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Social consequences of brain or liver relapse in small cell carcinoma of the bronchus.
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