Association of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria with the outcomes of patients with lung cancer: A retrospective matched cohort study with a special emphasis on the impact of chemotherapy

A Rare Case of Co-existing Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria

“…In a retrospective matched cohort study of 252 patients, Liao et al demonstrated a worse two-year survival rate in lung cancer patients on chemotherapy with a co-existing NTM infection, with bacterial pneumonia as the leading cause of death in this group [ 6 ]. He attributed these findings to two potential causes.…”