Factors Related to Favorable Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Home-Visit Rehabilitation Therapy.

Background: Increasing elderly population is a major health concern worldwide, requiring various at-home care services. The aim of home-visit rehabilitation therapy is to support at-home living of the elderly and to promote their participation in social activities. There is a paucity of data about the clinical conditions of this population that can contribute to the achievement of goals in-home visit rehabilitation therapy.

Prognostic factors for gefitinib-treated postoperative recurrence in non-small cell lung cancer.

Background And Objectives: The association between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) has been consistently confirmed in a number of studies. However, it is still unclear whether a response to TKI treatment translates into increased survival for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: EGFR mutations were analyzed in 169 primary lung cancer tissues by RT-PCR and sequencing of multiple clones.