Association between Charlson comorbidity index score and outcome in patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer

Association between Charlson comorbidity index score and outcome in patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract Background This retrospective study investigated the association between the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score and the survival of patients with stage IIIB-IV (advanced, non-resectable) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who also did not have gene mutations in epidermal growth factor r...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhao, Lai-Han Leung, Jing Wang, Huihui Li, Juanjuan Che, Lian Liu, Xiaojun Yao, Bangwei Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Charlson comorbidity
Index score
Outcome
Advanced NSCLC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0452-0

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