Palliative care 2016

Opportunity cost in palliation of NSCLC

• Median survival with inoperable NSCLC

Ø PS 0 - 1, no mets:

240 days

§ MRC 13#: 17days treatment to gain 54 days

§ NCIC 5#: 5 days to gain 60 days

§ Equivalent toxicity and symptom control