Analysis of prognostic factors in 162 elderly patients with inoperable locally advanced squamous cell lung cancer
	    		
		   		
		   			
		   		
	    	
    	 
    	10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2017.05.005
   		
        
        	
        		- VernacularTitle:162例局部晚期未手术老年肺鳞状细胞癌患者预后因素分析
 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Author:
	        		
		        		
		        		
			        		Hui YANG
			        		
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			        		Rungui NIU
			        		
			        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
			        		
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        	
        		- Keywords:
        			
	        			
	        				
	        				
			        		
				        		Carcinoma,non-small-cell lung;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Aged;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Prognosis
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            
            	- From:
	            		
	            			Journal of International Oncology
	            		
	            		 2017;44(5):342-345
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryChina
 
            
            
            	- Language:Chinese
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	Objective To retrospectively analyze the elderly patients with inoperable locally advanced squamous cell lung cancer,and determine prognostic factors.Methods According to eligibility criterion,162 cases of elderly patients with inoperable locally advanced squamous cell lung cancer were selected from January 1,2010 to January 1,2015 in Shanxi Tumor Hospital.Related prognostic factors were carried on univariate and multivariate analysis with Kaplan-Meier approach and Cox regression,respectively.Results The median age of 162 patients was 73.6 years old.The overall median survival time was 19.4 months.The 1-year survival rate was 71.0%,and the 2-year survival rate was 35.9%.In univariate analysis with Kaplan-Meier analysis method:age (x2 =7.94,P =0.005),Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score (x2 =42.12,P =0.000),chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy or not (x2 =14.99,P =0.000) were prognostic factors that influenced survival.Cox regression analysis showed that ECOG score (HR =0.30,95% CI:0.19-0.46,P =0.000) and N stage (HR =0.65,95% CI:0.44-0.95,P =0.026) were independent prognostic factors.Conclusion ECOG score and N stage are independent prognostic factors of the elderly patients with inoperable locally advanced squamous cell lung cancer.