Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background : The prevalence of deaths due to malignant tumors in Akita Prefecture was the highest in all of Japan from 1998 to 2013. In 2012, lung cancer caused the greatest number of cancer-related deaths in Akita Prefecture. Purpose : To investigate the clinical outcomes of patients with lung cancer treated at Akita Red Cross Hospital. Methods : Patients diagnosed with lung cancer for the first time and treated at Akita Red Cross Hospital from January 2009 to December 2013 were enrolled, and their clinicopathological factors were assessed. Results and Conclusions : In total, 493 patients were enrolled (328 men, 165 women ; median age=70 years). There were 318 patients with adenocarcinomas, 104 with squamous cell carcinomas, 12 with adenosquamous cell carcinomas, seven with large-cell carcinomas, and 52 with small-cell carcinomas. Of the total patients, 237 underwent surgical treatment, and their 5‑year survival rate was 66.5%. The remaining 256 patients received non-surgical treatment, and their median overall survival was 14 months. The reasoning behind the chemotherapy treatment strategy decisions were largely unclear. These findings highlight the need to develop a clear treatment strategy with regard to relevant objective factors.
Authors: Ryo Morita, Hirokazu Kurokawa, Mariko Asano, Yūji Okuda, Hidesato Odaka, Hideki Kawai, Kazuki Miura, Hiroshi Ito
Institution: Akita University
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1959748894