Real World Treatment Patterns in Metastatic and/or Unresectable Gastric Cancer in Patients From Argentina

• Published in: Value in health Vol. 20; no. 9; pp. A881 - A882
• Main Authors: Novick, D, Mendenz, G, Carballido, M, Rizzo, M, O'Connor, JM, Castillo, J, Lee Kay Pen, ED, Siddi, S, Rodante, D, Haro, JM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrenceville Elsevier Science Ltd 01.10.2017
• Subjects: 5-Fluorouracil; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Discontinued; Epirubicin; Gastric cancer; Hospitalized; Irinotecan; Medical diagnosis; Medical treatment; Metastases; Oxaliplatin; Patients; Argentina

OBJECTIVES: Little evidence is available on the management of patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer (AGC) after failure of 1st-line treatment. This study presents real-world data on patient characteristics and treatment patterns for AGC patients in Argentina. METHODS: Data from medical charts were c...