Few elderly cancer patients are included in clinical trials, resulting insuffisant data of the effectiveness and tolerance of anticancer drugs in this patient population. The aim of this study was to analyse the studies concerning the effectiveness and tolerance of chemotherapy prescribed for elderly patients treated for colorectal, breast and lung cancer. The data of this population showed that the older patients are less likely to receive chemotherapy than the younger. The age is considered as significant important factor for the decision of chemotherapy of this population. However elderly patients seem to have the same benefit as compared with younger patients. Rather than the criteria of age, comorbidities should be considered. It is necessary to develop specific geriatric assessment and development of clinical trials specifically including elderly patients remains a necessity.
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