Risk factors of radiation pneumonitis in patients with NSCLC treated with concomitant chemoradiotherapy--Are we underestimating diabetes?--Turkish oncology group (TOG)/Lung cancer study group.
Sefika Arzu ErgenFazilet Öner DinçbaşBirsen YücelPelin AltınokSerap AkyurekEsra Korkmaz KirakliSukran UlgerDurmus EtizUfuk YılmazDiclehan KılıcHakan Şat BozcukPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2020)
In our study, besides the known dosimetric factors, DM was found to be the most important risk factor causing RP development in multivariate analysis and RPA. The risk is tripled compared to patients without DM.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- small cell lung cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- radiation therapy
- palliative care
- squamous cell carcinoma
- prognostic factors
- rectal cancer
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- radiation induced
- weight loss
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- patient reported