Abstract:RATIONALE : Clinical parameters have been individually studied to know their prognostic roles in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In this study, we tried to develop prognostic model using clinical parameters in the patients. METHOD : Eight hundred NSCLC patients who were diagnosed from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2009 and took pulmonary function testing at diagnosis were enrolled from prospective lung cancer cohort. The patients were treated with platinum doublets or supportive care only. Patients with stage… Show more
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