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Prognostic factors of patients with pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma after surgery: a competing risk analysis
Lina Wang
Henan University
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Background: Pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a rare primary malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. Our aim was to determine the prognostic factors of patients with pulmonary LCNEC after surgery based on competing risk model.
Methods: Patients were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. For single outcome events, Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional risk model were used for analysis. Competing risk model was used in the analysis of multiple outcome events to adjust potential confounding factors. Competing risk model was used to calculate the cumulative incidence function of LCNEC-specific death. The Fine-Gray model was used for multivariate analysis to determine independent prognostic factors.
Results: We finally screened 614 patients with pulmonary LCNEC who underwent surgery. The univariate analysis showed that T stage, N stage, M stage, regional nodes positive (RNP), and radiotherapy were significantly associated with the cumulative incidence of LCSD (P < 0.05). The Fine-Gray model showed that age, T stage, M stage, RNP, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors for patients with pulmonary LCNEC after surgery (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the competing risk model, we estimated a more accurate cumulative incidence of LCNEC-specific death and prognostic factors for patients with pulmonary LCNEC after surgery.
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pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, competing risk model, prognostic factors, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program
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Prognostic factors of patients with pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma after surgery: a competing risk analysis
Lina Wang
Henan University
Corresponding Author
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Editor invited
On 18 Jun, 2020
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Editorial decision: Major revision
On 20 May, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 15 May, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 26 Apr, 2020
Review #3 received
Received 24 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 18 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 17 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
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Reviewers invited
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Editor assigned
On 23 Mar, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 12 Mar, 2020
Editor invited
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Background: Pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a rare primary malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. Our aim was to determine the prognostic factors of patients with pulmonary LCNEC after surgery based on competing risk model.
Methods: Patients were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. For single outcome events, Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional risk model were used for analysis. Competing risk model was used in the analysis of multiple outcome events to adjust potential confounding factors. Competing risk model was used to calculate the cumulative incidence function of LCNEC-specific death. The Fine-Gray model was used for multivariate analysis to determine independent prognostic factors.
Results: We finally screened 614 patients with pulmonary LCNEC who underwent surgery. The univariate analysis showed that T stage, N stage, M stage, regional nodes positive (RNP), and radiotherapy were significantly associated with the cumulative incidence of LCSD (P < 0.05). The Fine-Gray model showed that age, T stage, M stage, RNP, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors for patients with pulmonary LCNEC after surgery (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the competing risk model, we estimated a more accurate cumulative incidence of LCNEC-specific death and prognostic factors for patients with pulmonary LCNEC after surgery.
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