Open AccessPrognostic Factors of the Overall Survival and Disease Progression in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients in India: Mini Review
Author(s) -
Amod Kumar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical case studies reviews and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-680X
DOI - 10.47363/jccsr/2021(4)202
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , radiation therapy , disease , cancer , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , chemotherapy , performance status , intensive care medicine , biology , paleontology
Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer among females and males, carrying the highest cancer-related mortality rates worldwide. Nearly two-thirds of patients present in the advanced stage at diagnosis requiring palliative therapy with chemotherapy and often radiotherapy, giving a variable response, too. Knowledge of prognostic factors might guide in tailoring the therapy in resource-limited countries. Hence, we reviewed the prognostic factors affecting overall survival and disease progression in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients.