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Change in quality of life of stage IA non-small cell lung cancer after surgery or radiation therapy.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined the differential impact of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on quality of life (QoL) during the first post-treatment year.

Methods

A prospective cohort of stage IA NSCLC patients undergoing surgery or SBRT at Mount Sinai Health System had QoL measured before treatment, and 2, 6, and 12 months post-treatment using: 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) [physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS)], Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung Cancer Subscale (FACT-LCS), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) measuring depression and anxiety. Locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (LOWESS) was fitted to identify the best interval knot for the change in the QoL trends post-treatment, adjusted piecewise linear mixed effects model was developed to estimate differences in baseline, 2- and 12-month scores, and rates of change.

Results

In total, 503 (88.6%) patients received surgery and 65 (11.4%) SBRT. LOWESS plots suggested QoL changed at 2 months post-surgery. Worsening in PCS was observed for both surgery and SBRT within 2 months after treatment but was only significant for surgical patients (-2.11, P<0.001). Two months later, improvements were observed for surgical but not SBRT patients (0.63 vs. -0.30, P<0.001). Surgical patients had significantly better PCS (P<0.001) and FACT-LCS (P<0.001) scores 1-year post-treatment compared to baseline, but not SBRT patients. Both surgical and SBRT patients reported significantly less anxiety 1-year post-treatment compared to baseline (P<0.001 and P=0.03). Decrease in depression from baseline to 1-year post-treatment was only significant for surgical patients (P<0.001).

Conclusions

Post-treatment, surgical patients exhibited improvements in physical health and reductions in lung cancer symptoms following initial deterioration within the first two months; in contrast, SBRT patients showed persistent decline in these areas throughout the year. Nonetheless, improved mental health was noted across both patient categories post-treatment. Targeted interventions and continuous monitoring are recommended during the initial 2 months post-surgery and throughout the year post-SBRT to alleviate physical and mental distress in patients.

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894411 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Change in quality of life of stage IA non-small cell lung cancer after surgery or radiation therapy.

Zhang Jiafang J   Yip Rowena R   Taioli Emanuela E   Flores Raja M RM   Henschke Claudia I CI   Yankelevitz David F DF   Schwartz Rebecca M RM  

Journal of thoracic disease 20240109 1


<h4>Background</h4>Few studies have examined the differential impact of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on quality of life (QoL) during the first post-treatment year.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective cohort of stage IA NSCLC patients undergoing surgery or SBRT at Mount Sinai Health System had QoL measured before treatment, and 2, 6, and 12 months post-treatment using: 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12<sub>v2</sub>)  ...[more]

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