Diagnosis of lung cancer following emergency admission: Examining care pathways, clinical outcomes, and advanced NSCLC treatment in an Italian cancer Center

Diagnosis of lung cancer following emergency admission: Examining care pathways, clinical outcomes, and advanced NSCLC treatment in an Italian cancer Center

Background: Lung cancer patients diagnosed following emergency admission often present with advanced disease and poor performance status, leading to suboptimal treatment options and outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and molecular characteristics, treatment initiation, and surviv...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Vallome, Iacopo Cafaro, Annarita Bottini, Chiara Dellepiane, Giovanni Rossi, Elisa Bennicelli, Francesca Parisi, Lodovica Zullo, Marco Tagliamento, Alberto Ballestrero, Emanuela Barisione, Ines Maria Grazia Piroddi, Fabrizio Montecucco, Federico Carbone, Paolo Pronzato, Matteo Lambertini, Francesco Spagnolo, Giulia Barletta, Lucrezia Barcellini, Michele Ferrante, Simone Nardin, Simona Coco, Silvia Marconi, Linda Zinoli, Paolo Moscatelli, Eleonora Arboscello, Lucia Del Mastro, Andrea Bellodi, Carlo Genova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Cancer diagnosis
Performance status
Molecular characterization
Emergency department
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023083858

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