Prognosis of palliative treatment for primary tracheal carcinoma: a two-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

More than half of patients with tracheal carcinoma (TC) do not receive radical treatment, but the clinical characteristics, palliative treatment options, and prognosis of this group remain unclear.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed 94 single primary TC patients (42 with tracheal squamous cell carcinoma [TSCC] and 52 with tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma [TACC]) admitted to the Emergency General Hospital and Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Kaplan-Meier survival curves, Log-rank tests, univariate and multivariate Cox and AFT models were used to assess overall survival (OS).

Results

Among 89 patients without radical treatment, the median survival was 57 months, with 5-year and 10-year survival rates of 46.33% and 13.43%,

SUBMITTER: Hong Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11966426 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature