Clinical characteristics of hospitalized lung cancer patients with concomitant idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer (LC) is a common and lethal comorbidity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Concomitant IPF severely interferes with the management of LC, increasing the risk for complications of LC treatments. This study aimed to investigate real-world data of LC patients with concomitant IPF (LC-IPF).

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on the characteristics of hospitalized LC-IPF patients from 2014 to 2021. In total, 92 patients with a mean age of 68 years were diagnosed with LC-IPF after a detailed review of medical records.

Results

There were 87 males and five females. The average age at the diagnosis of LC was 67.99±7.51 years. Eighty-two patients had a history of smoking. There were signs of emphysema in 69 patients. IPF was diagnosed bef

SUBMITTER: Chen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603516 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature