Routine Neuroimaging in Patients with Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single Center Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of consensus in current practice guidelines regarding routine neuroimaging in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without neurologic symptoms, and there is a paucity of data on the impact of such imaging on overall survival (OS).

Methods

This retrospective study included 257 patients with stage IV NSCLC without neurologic symptoms diagnosed between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016 at Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ). The primary objective of this study was to compare the evolution of patients with stage IV NSCLC who had baseline brain imaging versus with who did not. Secondary objectives were to determine the proportion of patients who underwent brain imaging in their initia

SUBMITTER: Dube-Pelletier M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature