Wait times for diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer: Experience of the medical oncology department of Hassan II University Hospital of Fez

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Zineb Benbrahim ◽  
Othmane Zouiten ◽  
Kawthar Messoudi ◽  
Mariam Atassi ◽  
Lamiaa Amaadour ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. S615-S616
Author(s):  
C. Labbe ◽  
S. Martel ◽  
B. Fournier ◽  
C. Saint-Pierre

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 270-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Bouchard ◽  
Francis Laberge ◽  
Bruno Raby ◽  
Sylvie Martin ◽  
Yves Lacasse

BACKGROUND: Randomized trials have confirmed the benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy in improving survival in resected early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The extent to which these results have translated into clinical practice is unknown.OBJECTIVE: To examine the referral pattern of patients with resected lung cancer to adjuvant chemotherapy, and to compare compliance and toxicities with current literature.METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent a surgical resection for lung cancer at Laval Hospital (Quebec City, Quebec) from March 2004 to January 2006 was conducted.RESULTS: A total of 258 patients underwent surgery. Seven patients were excluded because of early postoperative death, and two patients were excluded because of incomplete data. Data from 249 patients were analyzed (94% NSCLC). Fifty per cent were referred to medical oncology for consideration of adjuvant chemotherapy, including 37 of 61 patients with stage II NSCLC. One hundred patients received chemotherapy. No significant difference in age, sex, comorbidities and surgical procedures was observed between those who received chemotherapy and those who did not. Chemotherapy was initiated 47 days (median) after the surgery and consisted mainly of cisplatin-vinorelbine (38%), cisplatin-etoposide (22%) and carboplatin-paclitaxel (20%). Sixty-six per cent of the patients completed all four cycles. Grade 3 or 4 toxicities consisted mainly of fatigue (23%) and cytopenia (40%). No death was registered; 15% had to be hospitalized because of adverse effects.CONCLUSION: Although adjuvant chemotherapy is gaining acceptance in clinical practice, more patients should be referred to medical oncology following surgical resection. Compliance and toxicity are similar to or better than those described in published randomized trials.


2016 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. vi523
Author(s):  
C. Labbe ◽  
M. Anderson ◽  
S. Simard ◽  
L. Tremblay ◽  
F. Laberge ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Common ◽  
Hensley H. Mariathas ◽  
Kaylah Parsons ◽  
Jonathan D. Greenland ◽  
Scott Harris ◽  
...  

Background A multidisciplinary, centralized referral program was established at our institution in 2014 to reduce delays in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment following diagnostic imaging observed with the traditional, primary care provider–led referral process. The main objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to determine if referral to a Thoracic Triage Panel (TTP): 1) expedites lung cancer diagnosis and treatment initiation; and 2) leads to more appropriate specialist consultation. Methods Patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer and initial diagnostic imaging between March 1, 2015, and February 29, 2016, at a Memorial University–affiliated tertiary care centre in St John's, Newfoundland, were identified and grouped according to whether they were referred to the TTP or managed through a traditional referral process. Wait times (in days) from first abnormal imaging to biopsy and treatment initiation were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Results A total of 133 patients who met inclusion criteria were identified. Seventy-nine patients were referred to the TTP and 54 were managed by traditional means. There was a statistically significant reduction in median wait times for patients referred to the TTP. Wait time from first abnormal imaging to biopsy decreased from 61.5 to 36.0 days ( P < .0001). Wait time from first abnormal imaging to treatment initiation decreased from 118.0 to 80.0 days ( P < .001). The percentage of specialist consultations that led to treatment was also greater for patients referred to the TTP. Conclusions A collaborative, centralized intake and referral program helps to reduce wait time for diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.


Lung Cancer ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. S37-S38
Author(s):  
A.R. Farooq ◽  
V. Athanasiyar ◽  
D. Bracken-Clarke ◽  
L. Prior ◽  
S. Senanayeke ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Köhler Homrich ◽  
Cristiano Feijó Andrade ◽  
Roseane Cardoso Marchiori ◽  
Grazielli Dos Santos Lidtke ◽  
Fabio Pacheco Martins ◽  
...  

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1562
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Rounis ◽  
Marcus Skribek ◽  
Dimitrios Makrakis ◽  
Luigi De Petris ◽  
Sofia Agelaki ◽  
...  

There is a paucity of biomarkers for the prediction of intracranial (IC) outcome in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (pts) with brain metastases (BM). We identified 280 NSCLC pts treated with ICIs at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, and University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece. The inclusion criteria for response assessment were brain metastases (BM) prior to ICI administration, radiological evaluation with CT or MRI for IC response assessment, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors as monotherapy, and no local central nervous system (CNS) treatment modalities for ≥3 months before ICI initiation. In the IC response analysis, 33 pts were included. Non-primary (BM not present at diagnosis) BM, odds ratio (OR): 13.33 (95% CI: 1.424–124.880, p = 0.023); no previous brain radiation therapy (RT), OR: 5.49 (95% CI: 1.210–25.000, p = 0.027); and age ≥70 years, OR: 6.19 (95% CI: 1.27–30.170, p = 0.024) were associated with increased probability of IC disease progression. Two prognostic groups (immunotherapy (I-O) CNS score) were created based on the abovementioned parameters. The I-O CNS poor prognostic group B exhibited a higher probability for IC disease progression, OR: 27.50 (95% CI: 2.88–262.34, p = 0.004). Age, CNS radiotherapy before the start of ICI treatment, and primary brain metastatic disease can potentially affect the IC outcome of NSCLC pts with BM.


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