Low diffusion capacity predicts poor prognosis in extensive stage small cell lung cancer: a single-center analysis of 10 years.

Jee Seon Kim Eun Ji Kim Jong Geol Jang Kyung Soo Hong June Hong Ahn

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2023)

In this study, approximately one quarter of the ED-SCLC patients had DLco < 60%. Low DLco (but not forced expiratory volume in 1 s or forced vital capacity), a large number of metastases, and < 4 cycles of first-line chemotherapy were independent risk factors for poor survival outcomes in patients with ED-SCLC.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
small cell lung cancer
emergency department
long non coding rna
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
mechanical ventilation
radiation therapy
acute respiratory distress syndrome