Treatment patterns and outcomes among patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in Europe: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe characteristics, treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Design

Retrospective chart review study defining several cohorts: (1) limited-stage disease (LD) SCLC initiating 1L therapy (1 L LD-SCLC), (2) extensive-stage disease (ED) SCLC initiating 1L therapy (1L ED-SCLC) and (3) patients initiating 2L therapy.

Setting

39 physicians (medical oncologists, thoracic oncologists and/or pulmonologists) from France, Italy and the UK.

Participants

Patients >18 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of LD-SCLC or ED-SCLC and a full oncology medical history. Patients included initiated a 1L (2013-2015) or 2L (2013-2016) treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy-RT).

Primary and secondary outcome measu

SUBMITTER: Blackhall F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9906168 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature