Effectiveness of multi-disciplinary team management on 5-year overall survival for patients with stage III lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stage III lung cancer (LC) represents a heterogeneous group of diseases, and the optimal management is still a matter of debate. To date, only a few studies have assessed the role of multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussion in impacting survival of stage III LC. Hence, we aimed to reported the impact of the implementation of MDT discussion on long-term survival of stage III LC patients.

Methods

This is a retrospective, observational, single-centre cohort study evaluating data of consecutive patients with a clinical and pathological diagnosis of stage III LC treated before [2005-2011] and after [2012-2020] the implementation of MDT. The primary outcome was 5-year overall survival (OS).

Results

A total of 983 patients were enrolled with stage III LC, 411 (41.8

SUBMITTER: Valsecchi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11388246 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature