Palliative care 2016

Opportunity cost in palliation of NSCLC

• Median survival with inoperable NSCLC Ø PS 2 - 3 or mets: 120 days

Proportion of survival

• 10Gy / 1f: • 17Gy / 2f: • 20Gy / 5f: • 30Gy / 10f • 39Gy / 13f

0.08%

1.6% ( 6.7% = 8 days )

4.2% 10%

14.2%