Treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with Pancoast tumors: a national cancer database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pancoast tumors represent 5% of non-small cell lung cancers. Complete surgical resection and no lymph node involvement are important positive prognostic factors. Previous literature has identified neoadjuvant chemoradiation treatment, followed by surgical resection, as the standard of care. But many institutions choose upfront surgery. Our goal was to identify the treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with node-negative Pancoast tumors using the National Cancer Database (NCDB).

Methods

The NCDB was queried from 2004 through 2017 to identify all patients who had undergone surgery for a Pancoast tumor. Treatment patterns, including the percentage of patients who received neoadjuvant treatment, were recorded. Logistic regression and survival analyses were used

SUBMITTER: Hutchings HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922605 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature