Effects of sex on the incidence and prognosis of spinal meningiomas: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results study

OBJECT Most spinal meningiomas are intradural lesions in the thoracic spine that present with both local pain and myelopathy. By using the large prospective Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, the authors studied the incidence of spinal meningiomas and examined demographic and treatment factors predictive of death. METHODS Using SEER*Stat software, the authors queried the SEER database for cases of spinal meningioma between 2000 and 2010. From the results, tumor incidence and demographic statistics were computed; incidence was analyzed as a function of tumor location, pathology, age, sex, and malignancy code. Survival was analyzed by using a Cox proportional hazards ratio in SPSS for age, sex, marital status, primary site, size quartile, treatment modality, and malignancy code. In this analysis, significance was set at a p value of 0.05. RESULTS The 1709 spinal meningiomas reported in the SEER database represented 30.7% of all primary intradural spinal tumors and 7.9% of all meningiomas. These meningiomas occurred at an age-adjusted incidence of 0.193 (95% CI 0.183–0.202) per 100,000 population and were closely related to sex (337 [19.7%] male patients and 1372 [80.3%] female patients). The Cox hazard function for mortality in males was higher (2.4 [95% CI1.7–3.5]) and statistically significant, despite the lower lesion incidence in males. All-cause survival was lowest in patients older than 80 years. Primary site and treatment modality were not significant predictors of mortality. CONCLUSIONS Spinal meningiomas represent a significant fraction of all primary intradural spinal tumors and of all meningiomas. The results of this study establish the association of lesion incidence and survival with sex, with a less frequent incidence in but greater mortality among males.

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Incidence and Prognosis of Spinal Hemangioblastoma: A Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Study

Neuroepidemiology ◽

10.1159/000441147 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 14-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Harrison J. Westwick ◽

Jean-François Giguère ◽

Mohammed F. Shamji

Keyword(s):

Treatment Modality ◽

Age Groups ◽

Spinal Tumors ◽

Benign Tumors ◽

Illustrative Case ◽

Tumor Type ◽

Seer Database ◽

Data Set ◽

Spinal Hemangioblastoma ◽

End Results

Objective: Intradural spinal hemangioblastoma are infrequent, vascular, pathologically benign tumors occurring either sporadically or in association with von Hippel-Lindau disease along the neural axis. Described in fewer than 1,000 cases, literature is variable with respect to epidemiological factors associated with spinal hemangioblastoma and their treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of intradural spinal hemangioblastoma with the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database while also presenting an illustrative case. Methods: The SEER database was queried for cases of spinal hemangioblastoma between 2000 and 2010 with the use of SEER*Stat software. Incidence was evaluated as a function of age, sex and race. Survival was evaluated with the Cox proportionate hazards ratio using IBM SPSS software evaluating age, sex, location, treatment modality, pathology and number of primaries (p = 0.05). Descriptive statistics of the same factors were also calculated. The case of a 43-year-old patient with a surgical upper cervical intramedullary hemangioblastoma is also presented. Results: In the data set between 2000 and 2010, there were 133 cases with an age-adjusted incidence of 0.014 (0.012-0.017) per 100,000 to the standard USA population. Hemangioblastoma was the tenth most common intradural spinal tumor type representing 2.1% (133 of 6,156) of all spinal tumors. There was no difference in incidence between men and women with an female:male rate ratio of 1.05 (0.73-1.50) with p = 0.86. The average age of patients was 48.0 (45.2-50.9) years, and a lower incidence was noted in patients <15 years compared to all other age groups (p < 0.05). There was no difference in incidence amongst the different races. Treatment included surgical resection in 106 (79.7%) cases, radiation with surgery in 7 (5.3%) cases, and radiation alone was used in only 1 (0.8%) case, and no treatment was performed in 17 (12.8%) cases. Mortality was noted in 12 (9%) cases, and median survival of 27.5 months (range 1-66 months) over the 10-year period. Mortality was attributable to the malignancy in 3 (2%) cases. There was no statistically significant different in Cox hazard ratios for mortality for sex, race, treatment modality, pathology or number of primaries. Conclusions: Spinal hemangioblastoma represent a small fraction of primary intradural spinal tumors, and this study did not identify any difference in incidence between genders. Surgical treatment alone was the most common treatment modality. Overall prognosis is good, with 9% observed mortality over the 10-year period, with 2% mortality attributable to the malignancy.

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Clear Cell Meningioma in the Central Nervous System: Analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database

Frontiers in Oncology ◽

10.3389/fonc.2020.592800 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Yubo Wang ◽

Xiaowei Qin ◽

Mingyang Liu ◽

Xinrui Liu ◽

Ying Yu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Central Nervous System ◽

Nervous System ◽

System Analysis ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Clear Cell ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Rank Test ◽

Seer Database ◽

Clear Cell Meningioma ◽

End Results

BackgroundClear cell meningioma (CCM) is a rare subtype of meningioma, accounting for approximately 0.2% of all meningiomas. The present study aimed to analyze the epidemiology and outcome of CCMs using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.MethodsPatients diagnosed with central nervous system CCM between 2004 and 2016 were identified from the SEER database. Descriptive analyses were performed to evaluate the distribution of patients and tumor-related characteristics. The survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves. The Cox proportional hazards model was used for the univariate and multivariate analyses.ResultsThe age-adjusted incidence rate was 0.032 per 1,000,000 person-years. The median age was 52 years. Most of the CCMs were intracranial CCMs that were larger than 3 cm. The overall cumulative survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years were 97.6, 93.2, and 86.9%, respectively. The log‐rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis revealed that age at diagnosis and primary site of the tumor were independent prognostic factors.ConclusionCCM is an extremely rare entity with a favorable survival rate. CCMs usually affect patients during the fourth to fifth decades of life. Patients diagnosed at 21–60 years old and patients with spinal CCMs have a better prognosis.

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Association between primary tumor site, perioperative CEA ratio, smoking status, and overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer.

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e15156 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽

pp. e15156-e15156

Author(s):

Thomas A Odeny ◽

Nicole Farha ◽

Hannah Hildebrand ◽

Jessica Allen ◽

Wilfred Vazquez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Overall Survival ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Tumor Stage ◽

Tumor Location ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

P Value ◽

Primary Tumor Site

e15156 Background: There are differences in the incidence, clinical presentation, molecular pathogenesis and outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC) based on tumor location. Emerging research suggests that perioperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) ratio (post-op/pre-op CEA) is a prognostic factor for CRC patients. We aimed to determine the association between tumor location, CEA ratio, smoking status and overall survival (OS) among patients with CRC. Methods: We analysed 323 patients who underwent resection for CRC at KUMC. After excluding those without pre- or post-operative CEA data, 162 patients were classified as either high ( > = 0.5) or low ( < 0.5) ratio. Primary outcomes were: 1) OS stratified by tumor location; 2) OS stratified by CEA ratio; and 3) whether the association between CEA ratio and OS differed by tumor location, after adjusting for stage and smoking status. Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival rates, and Cox proportional hazards models for multivariate analysis. Results: The median age was 63 years (inter-quartile range 53-72), 61% male, 43% smokers, 73% left-sided tumors, median pre-operative CEA was 3.0 (IQR 1.5-7), and 64% had CEA ratio > = 0.5. The OS rates were 85.7% and 91.9% in patients with left-sided vs right-sided tumors respectively (log-rank p-value = 0.9). The OS rates were 83.5% and 91.5% in patients with high vs low CEA ratios respectively (log-rank p-value = 0.3). The effect of CEA ratio on OS was significantly different when stratified by tumor location (p-value for interaction < 0.001). However, in the stratified analysis, the n was too small to permit further inferential analysis. In multivariate analysis, both tumor location (HR 0.6; p = 0.5) and CEA ratio (HR 1.5; p = 0.5) were not significantly associated with OS after adjusting for smoking status and tumor stage. Smoking was significantly associated with higher rates of death (HR 3.9; p = 0.04) when adjusted for tumor location, CEA ratio, and tumor stage. Conclusions: There was no difference in OS between left versus right-sided tumors. The association between CEA ratio and OS was significantly modified by tumor location. However, to attribute this modification to left vs right warrants validation in a larger cohort as our sample size was limited. Smoking increases mortality irrespective of right vs left sided CRC.

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Clinicopathological Features, Prognostic Factors, Survival Trends, and Treatment of Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: A SEER Database Analysis

Oncology Research and Treatment ◽

10.1159/000509189 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 145-152

Author(s):

Hualei Guo ◽

Hao Chen ◽

Wenhui Wang ◽

Lingna Chen

Keyword(s):

Prognostic Factors ◽

Germ Cell ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Germ Cell Tumors ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Low Grade ◽

Seer Database ◽

Survival Times ◽

Survival Curves ◽

Significant Difference

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological prognostic factors of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCT) and evaluate the survival trends of MOGCT by histotype. Methods: We extracted data on 1,963 MOGCT cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2014 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and the histological classification of MOGCT, including 5 categories: dysgerminoma, embryonal carcinoma (EC), yolk sac tumor, malignant teratoma, and mixed germ cell tumor. We examined overall and disease-specific survival of the 5 histological types. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate survival curves and prognostic factors. We also estimated survival curves of MOGCT according to different treatments. Results: There was a significant difference in prognosis among different histological classifications. Age, histotype, grade, SEER stage, and surgery were independent prognostic factors for survival of patients with MOGCT. For all histotypes, 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rate estimates were >85%, except for EC, which had the worst outcomes at 1 year (55.6%), 3 years (44.4%), and 5 years (33.3%). In the distant SEER stage, both chemotherapy and surgery were associated with improved survival outcomes compared with surgery- and chemotherapy-only groups. Conclusions: Dysgerminoma patients had the most favorable outcomes, whereas EC patients had the worst survival. A young age, low grade, and surgery were all significant predictors for improved survival. In contrast, a distant SEER stage was a risk factor for poor survival. Chemotherapy combined with surgery contributed to longer survival times of patients with MOGCT in the distant SEER stage.

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A novel nomogram to predict the overall survival in esthesinoeroblastoma

10.21203/rs.3.rs-22163/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lijie Jiang ◽

Tengjiao Lin ◽

Yu Zhang ◽

Wenxiang Gao ◽

Jie Deng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Overall Survival ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Proportional Hazards Model ◽

Validation Cohort ◽

Risk Groups ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽

Cancer Center ◽

P Value ◽

Training Cohort

Abstract Background Increasing evidence indicates that the pathology and the modified Kadish system have some influence on the prognosis of esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB). However, an accurate system to combine pathology with a modified Kadish system has not been established. Methods This study aimed to set up and evaluate a model to predict overall survival (OS) accurately in ENB, including clinical characteristics, treatment and pathological variables. We screened the information of patients with ENB between January 1, 1976, and December 30, 2016 from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program as a training cohort. The validation cohort consisted of patients with ENB at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in the same period, and 87 patients were identified. The Pearson’s chi-squared test was used to assess significance of clinicopathological and demographic characteristics. We used the Cox proportional hazards model to examine univariate and multivariate analyses. The model coefficients were used to calculate the Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Prognostic factors with a p- value < 0.05 in multivariate analysis were included in the nomogram. The concordance index (c-index) and calibration curve were used to evaluate the predictive power of the nomogram. Results The c-index of training cohort and validation cohort are 0.737 (95% CI, 0.709 to 0.765) and 0.791 (95% CI, 0.767 to 0.815) respectively. The calibration curves revealed a good agreement between the nomogram prediction and actual observation regarding the probability of 3-year and 5-year survival. We used a nomogram to calculate the 3-year and 5-year growth probability and stratified patients into three risk groups. Conclusions The nomogram provided the risk group information and identified mortality risk and can serve as a reference for designing a reasonable follow-up plan.

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Lobectomy Versus Segmentectomy in Patients with Stage T (>2 cm and ≤3 cm) N0M0 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-97312/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Linlin Wang ◽

Lihui Ge ◽

Guofeng Zhang ◽

Yi Ren ◽

Yongyu Liu

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Propensity Score ◽

Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽

Cell Lung Cancer ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Small Cell ◽

Seer Database ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Small Cell Lung

Abstract Background: Whether lung segmentectomy is a safe and effective surgical treatment in patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. We have therefore reviewed the clinicopathologic characteristics and survival outcomes of patients receiving a lobectomy vs. segmentectomy to treat early T (>2 cm and ≤3 cm) N0M0 NSCLC.Methods: We obtained data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database for patients who underwent lobectomy or segmentectomy between 2004 and 2015. To reduce bias and imbalance between the treatment groups, propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed. We used Kaplan-Meier curves to estimate overall survival (OS) and lung cancer-speciﬁc survival (LCSS), performed univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses to identify independent prognostic factors for OS and CSS, and applied the Cox proportional hazards model to create forest plots. Results: A total of 5783 patients from the SEER database were included. Of these, 5531 patients underwent lobectomy, and 252 patients underwent segmentectomy. Before matching, both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that patients who underwent lobectomy had better OS (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.561; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.292-1.885; P <0.001) and LCSS (HR: 1.551; 95% CI 1.198-2.009; P=0.001) than patients who underwent segmentectomy. However, survival differences between the groups were not significant; OS (P=0.160) and LCSS (P=0.097) after matching. Regression analyses revealed that age, sex, lymph node dissection, and grade were independent predictors of OS and LCSS (P <0.05).Conclusions: For patients with stage T (>2 cm and ≤3 cm) N0M0 non-small cell lung cancer, segmentectomy can achieve the same OS and LCSS compared with lobectomy. A large number of patients require further long-term follow-up analyses.

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Incidence and predictors of lost to follow-up among women under Option B+ PMTCT program in western Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-019-4882-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tadesse Tolossa ◽

Getachew Mullu Kassa ◽

Habtamu Chanie ◽

Amanuel Abajobir ◽

Diriba Mulisa

Keyword(s):

Proportional Hazards ◽

Previous History ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Hiv Disclosure ◽

Outcome Variable ◽

P Value ◽

Pmtct Program ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Western Ethiopia

Abstract Objective Although Ethiopia has been implementing Option B+ program, LTFU of women from the Option B+ program is one of the challenges that minimizes its implementation. Thus, this study assessed the incidence and predictors of LTFU among women under Option B+ PMTCT program in western Ethiopia. An institution-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted. A cox proportional hazards regression model was fitted to identify predictors of LTFU. A Hazard ratios with 95% confidence CI was computed and all predictors that were associated with the outcome variable at p-value ≤ 0.05 in the multivariable cox proportional hazards were declared as a significance predictor of the outcome. Results A total of 330 women were followed for a mean follow up time of 16.9 (± 7.6) months. An overall incidence rate of LTFU was 9/1000 person-months. Women’s educational status, residence, HIV-disclosure status, the status of women at enrollment, previous history of HIV and ART adherence were significant predictors of LTFU. The incidence of LTFU from Option B+ PMTCT is lower as compared to evidence from sub-Saharan African and strengthening linkage and referral system between clinics as well as establishing appropriates tracing mechanisms would retain pregnant women in the program.

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Incidence patterns for primary malignant spinal cord gliomas: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results study

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/2011.1.spine10351 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 742-747 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Steven Hsu ◽

Marisa Quattrone ◽

Quinn Ostrom ◽

Timothy C. Ryken ◽

Andrew E. Sloan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Surgical Techniques ◽

Incidence Rates ◽

Primary Site ◽

Age At Diagnosis ◽

P Value ◽

Histological Subtype ◽

Adjusted Incidence ◽

Over Time ◽

End Results

Object Primary malignant spinal glioma represents a significant clinical challenge due to the devastating effect on clinical outcomes in the majority of cases. As they are infrequently encountered in any one center, there has been limited population-based data analysis on the incidence patterns of these aggressive tumors. The objective of this study was to use publically available Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program data to examine the overall incidence and incidence patterns over time with regard to age at diagnosis, sex, race, primary site of tumor, and histological subtype in patients in whom primary malignant spinal cord gliomas were diagnosed between 1973 and 2006. Methods The study population of interest was limited to primary, malignant, pathologically confirmed spinal cord gliomas based on data drawn from the SEER 9 standard registries for patients diagnosed between 1973 and 2006. Variables of interest included age at diagnosis, sex, race, primary site of tumor, and histological subtype of tumor. The SEER*Stat 6.5.2 program was used to calculate frequencies, age-adjusted incidence rates with 95% CIs, and annual percentage change (APC) statistics with a 2-sided p value. In addition, linear correlation coefficients (R2) were calculated for the time association stratified by variables of interest. Results The overall age-adjusted incidence rate for primary malignant spinal gliomas was 0.12 per 100,000, which increased significantly over the study period (APC = 1.74; p = 0.0004; R2 = 0.36). The incidence was highest in patients diagnosed at ages 35–49 (0.17 per 100,000), males (0.14 per 100,000), whites (0.13 per 100,000), and those with ependymomas (0.07 per 100,000). Over the study period, the incidence of ependymomas increased significantly (APC = 3.17; p < 0.0001; R2 = 0.58) as did the incidence of these tumors in whites (APC = 2.13; p = 0.0001) and for both males (APC = 1.90, p value < 0.0001) and females (APC = 1.60, p < 0.0001). The authors found no significant changes in the incidence over time by age of diagnosis. Conclusions This study demonstrates an increasing overall incidence of primary, malignant spinal cord glioma over the past 3 decades. Notably, for ependymoma the incidence has increased, whereas the incidence of most other glioma subtypes remained stable. This may be due to improved diagnostic and surgical techniques, changes in histological classification criteria, and changes in neuropathology diagnostic criteria. Although primary, malignant spinal cord gliomas are rare, an improved understanding of the incidence will assist investigators and clinicians in planning potential studies and preparing for allocation of resources to care for these challenging patients.

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Smokeless tobacco, snus, at admission for percutaneous coronary intervention and future risk for cardiac events

Open Heart ◽

10.1136/openhrt-2019-001109 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. e001109

Author(s):

Ole Frobert ◽

Christian Reitan ◽

Dorothy K Hatsukami ◽

John Pernow ◽

Elmir Omerovic ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽

Smokeless Tobacco ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Coronary Intervention ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

P Value ◽

Cardiac Events ◽

Percutaneous Coronary ◽

All Cause Mortality

ObjectiveTo assess the risk of future death and cardiac events following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients using smokeless tobacco, snus, compared with patients not using snus at admission for a first PCI.MethodsThe Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry is a prospective registry on coronary diagnostic procedures and interventions. A total of 74 958 patients admitted for a first PCI were enrolled between 2009 and 2018, 6790 snus users and 68 168 not using snus. We used Cox proportional hazards regression for statistical modelling on imputed datasets as well as complete-case datasets.ResultsPatients using snus were younger (mean (SD) age 61.0 (±10.2) years) than patients not using snus (67.6 (±11.1), p<0.001) and more often male (95.4% vs 67.4%, p<0.001). After multivariable adjustment, snus use was not associated with the primary composite outcome of all-cause mortality, new coronary revascularisation or new hospitalisation for heart failure at 1 year (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.05). In patients using snus at baseline who underwent a second PCI (n=1443), the duration from the index intervention was shorter for subjects who continued using snus (n=921, 63.8%) compared with subjects who had stopped (mean number of days 285 vs 406, p value=0.001).ConclusionsSnus use at admission for a first PCI was not associated with a higher occurrence of all-cause mortality, new revascularisation or heart failure hospitalisation. Discontinuing snus after a first PCI was associated with a significantly longer duration to a subsequent PCI.

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Mortality risk for stage I NSCLC with poor histologic grade, tumor size ≥4 cm, and non-upper lobe tumor location: An epidemiologic study of 19,702 patients in the California Cancer Registry from 1989 to 2003

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.7558 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽

pp. 7558-7558

Author(s):

S. I. Ou ◽

J. A. Zell ◽

A. Ziogas ◽

H. Anton-Culver

Keyword(s):

Mortality Risk ◽

Tumor Size ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Tumor Location ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Stage I ◽

Stage Ib ◽

California Cancer Registry ◽

Stage Ia ◽

Poorly Differentiated

7558 Background: Platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy in randomized trials has failed to provide a survival benefit in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Using data from California Cancer Registry (CCR), we explored factors that have detrimental effect on survival in stage I NSCLC to identify a subset of patients at high risk for relapse and subsequent mortality. Methods: 19,702 stage I NSCLC cases in the CCR from 1989 to 2003 were identified and subgrouped into stage IA & IB disease. Patient demographic factors, tumor characteristics and treatment delivered were examined. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were calculated to estimate survival rates. Cox proportional hazards ratios were used to identify independent prognostic factors for survival. Results: Advanced age at diagnosis, male sex, low socioeconomic status (SES), non-surgical treatment & poorly-differentiated histologic grade (stage IA: hazard ratio [HR] = 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–1.19 & stage IB: HR = 1.11; 95% CI: 1.07–1.16) were factors identified with increased mortality risk on multivariate analysis. Non-upper lobe tumor location (RML/RLL/LLL) and tumor size ≥ 4 cm (vs < 4 cm; HR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.15–1.30) were additional factors with increased mortality risk among stage IB patients. Conversely, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC)(vs adenocarcinoma: stage IA: HR = 0.81; 95% CI: 0.72–0.91 & stage IB: HR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.77–0.98) & Asian ethnicity (vs Caucasian: stage IA: HR = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.70–0.94 & stage IB: HR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.72–0.90) were associated with decreased mortality risk in stage I NSCLC. Lobectomy had the lowest HRs for death among all surgical techniques for both stage IA & IB NSCLC in the Cox proportional hazards model. Conclusions: Poorly-differentiated stage IA & IB NSCLC and stage IB NSCLC located in non-upper lobes or tumor size ≥ 4 cm carried an increased mortality risk on adjusted analysis. No significant financial relationships to disclose. [Table: see text]

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