Prediction of Prognostic Factors in the Survival of Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the factors affecting survival in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with multiple brain metastases. Methods: One hundred thirty patients who were diagnosed with NSCLC at the time of presentation or during disease follow-up were evaluated at University...

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Published in:Istanbul medical journal 2021-02, Vol.22 (1), p.55-60
Main Authors: Mermut, Özlem, İnanç, Berrin, Yardımcı, Aytül Hande
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Brain cancer
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Gender
Histology
Lung cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Mortality
multiple brain metastases
Multivariate analysis
non-small-cell lung cancer
Patients
Radiation therapy
survival
Survival analysis
Tumors
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Summary:Introduction: We aimed to investigate the factors affecting survival in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with multiple brain metastases. Methods: One hundred thirty patients who were diagnosed with NSCLC at the time of presentation or during disease follow-up were evaluated at University of Health Sciences Turkey, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Radiation Oncology between 2012 and 2017. Results: In univariate analysis, significant effects of age >60 (p=0.006), stage 4 at the time of diagnosis (p
ISSN:2619-9793
1304-8503
2148-094X
DOI:10.4274/imj.galenos.2021.56650