Abstract:Introduction: The timing of tumor specific palliative therapy and its influence on the survival of patients with stage IV lung cancer remains unclear. Methods: 375 patients with stage IV lung cancer who experienced an early or delayed therapy (early or delayed therapy group; TG) were investigated using histology and ECOG performance score-related (ECOG-PS) subgroups. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses were used for survival analyses. Results: Patients in the early TG had a significantly shorter median o… Show more
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