Effect of baseline cancer pain on the efficacy of immunotherapy in lung cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer pain is a common symptom in cancer patients. However, few reports have evaluated the effect of baseline cancer pain on the efficacy of immunotherapy in lung cancer patients. The aim of this retrospective study is to reveal the effect of baseline cancer pain on the prognosis of lung cancer patients receiving immunotherapy.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of lung cancer patients who received immunotherapy at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and were included 280 patients with or without baseline cancer pain. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to minimize potential selection bias. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed using Kaplan-Meier estimation and log-rank tests. Cox proportional hazard regression ana

SUBMITTER: Zhou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10482640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature