The extent of ground-glass attenuation is a risk factor of chemotherapy-related exacerbation of interstitial lung disease in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Takeshi MasudaChihiro HiranoYasushi HorimasuTaku NakashimaShintarou MiyamotoHiroshi IwamotoShinichiro OhshimoKazunori FujitakaHironobu HamadaNoboru Hattori

Published in: Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology (2017)

The GGA area on HRCT is a risk factor for chemotherapy-related AE-ILD. Therefore, this parameter can be used to predict the risk of AE-ILD before administering chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
locally advanced
risk factors

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chemotherapy induced

drug induced
acute respiratory distress syndrome