Lung cancer : journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for stage I histologically proven non-small cell lung cancer: an Italian multicenter observational study.
Aim of this retrospective multicenter observational study was to provide data on outcomes and prognostic factors in patients affected with stage I histologically confirmed NSCLC treated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR, or Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, SBRT) outside clinical trials. ⋯ The results of the present study support the routine use of SABR for stage I NSCLC in a daily practice environment. The only prognostic factor that has been confirmed by our analysis was tumor stage (IA vs. IB).
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Multicenter Study
An investigation of symptom burden and quality of life in Chinese chemo-naïve advanced lung cancer patients by using the Instrument-Cloud QOL System.
This study was designed to assess the disease-related symptom burden and quality of life (QOL) in Chinese chemo-naïve advanced lung cancer patients. ⋯ QOL evaluation by using the Cloud QOL System was feasible. Appetite loss, breathing difficulty and cough were the three most common and severe symptoms seen in Chinese chemo-naïve advanced lung cancer patients. Almost all symptoms had negative impact on QOL. And some clinical characteristics could predict the symptoms and QOL.
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Cases of lung cancer with pure ground-glass nodules (GGNs) have been detected with increasing frequency since the advent of computed tomography (CT), and growth is sometimes noted during follow-up. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential predictive factors for pure GGN growth. ⋯ The mean CT attenuation value could be useful in predicting the growth of GGNs.