Life table modelling on the basis of these data estimated 33 % five year survival in 65 year old patients
with early stage non-small cell lung cancer who continued to smoke compared with 70 % in those who quit smoking.
The life table analysis was based on a notional cohort of 65 year old smokers diagnosed
with early stage non-small cell lung cancer or limited stage small cell lung cancer.
One treatment for patients
with early stage non-small cell lung cancer is a form of radiation called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
Not exact matches
For more information regarding Bristol - Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: •
Early stage IB - IIIA, operable
non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed in tissue • Lung function capacity capable of tolerating the proposed lung surgery • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 - 1 • Available tissue of primary lung tumor Exclusion Criteria: • Presence of locally advanced, inoperable or metastatic disease • Participants
with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease • Prior treatment
with any drug that targets T cell co-stimulations pathways (such as checkpoint inhibitors) Other protocol defined inclusion / exclusion criteria could apply
Researchers have found that treating patients who have
early stage non-small cell lung cancer
with a type of radiotherapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy is associated
with a small but increased risk of death from causes other than cancer.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SABR) can provide acceptable local control in patients
with medically operable and inoperable
early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Patients, especially those
with larger tumors, who undergo thoracoscopic resections might have improved cancer specific survival compared
with those undergoing SABR for
early stage non-small lung cancer
Assuming that the findings of the review reflected a causal relation between smoking cessation and risk of all cause mortality, we further investigated the data by constructing life tables for a hypothetical group of 100 patients aged 65 years
with early stage lung cancer to estimate how many deaths would be prevented by smoking cessation within the
non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer populations during five years.
For patients
with early -
stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the only recommended treatment option is surgery.