Treatment outcomes of surgery and chemotherapy for pulmonary metastases from non-lung cancers: a propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The optimal treatment for pulmonary metastases has not been determined, and the survival benefit of surgical resection in selected patients remains controversial. The purpose of this retrospective study was to explore whether surgery can prolong survival in patients with pulmonary metastases compared with chemotherapy, and to analyze the factors that may affect the long-term survival of patients with pulmonary metastases.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with pulmonary metastases from June 2012 to June 2019. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to balance factors that might affect survival between the two groups. The data were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards models to compare the surviv

SUBMITTER: Gao K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080310 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature