Progression-Free Survival: An Important Prognostic Marker for Long-Term Survival of Small Cell Lung Cancer / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 218-225, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an extremely aggressive tumor with a poor clinical course. Although many efforts have been made to improve patients' survival rates, patients who survive longer than 2 years after chemotherapy are still very rare. We examined the baseline characteristics of patients with long-term survival rates in order to identify the prognostic factors for overall survivals. METHODS: A total of 242 patients with cytologically or histologically diagnosed SCLC were enrolled into this study. The patients were categorized into long- and short-term survival groups by using a survival cut-off of 2 years after diagnosis. Cox's analyses were performed to identify the independent factors. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 65.66 years, and 85.5% were males; among the patients, 61 of them (25.2%) survived longer than 2 years. In the multivariate analyses, CRP (hazard ratio [HR], 2.75; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25-6.06; p=0.012), TNM staging (HR, 3.29; 95% CI, 1.59-6.80; p=0.001), and progression-free survival (PFS) (HR, 11.14; 95% CI, 2.98-41.73; p<0.001) were independent prognostic markers for poor survival rates. CONCLUSION: In addition to other well-known prognostic factors, this study discovered relationships between the long-term survival rates and serum CRP levels, TNM staging, and PFS. In situations with unfavorable conditions, the PFS would be particularly helpful for managing SCLC patients.
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Pronóstico
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Análisis Multivariante
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Tasa de Supervivencia
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Supervivencia sin Enfermedad
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Diagnóstico
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Quimioterapia
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Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células Pequeñas
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Estadificación de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Año:
2014
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Article