Comorbidity Profiles and Their Effect on Treatment Selection and Survival among Patients with Lung Cancer.
Michael K GouldCorrine E Munoz-PlazaErin E HahnJanet S LeeCarly ParryErnest ShenPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
Patients with lung cancer can be described by distinct comorbidity profiles that are independent predictors of treatment and survival. These profiles provide a more nuanced understanding of how comorbidities cluster within patients with lung cancer and how they can be applied for descriptive purposes or in research.