Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma aged ≥65 years

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Ling Cao¹  Ling Zhao¹  Min Wang²  Xu he Zhang³  Zhu-chun Yang¹  Yun-peng Liu⁴ 

[1]Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Jilin Province

[2]Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Jilin Province

[3]Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Jilin Province

[4]Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University

关键词: Pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma;    Aged;    Prognosis;    SEER;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.6824

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Objective The present study was designed to better characterize the clinicopathological features and prognosis in patients aged ≥65 years with pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). Methods Eligible patients with pulmonary LCNEC were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database between January 2004 and December 2013. The primary endpoints included cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS). Results Data of 1,619 eligible patients with pulmonary LCNEC were collected. These patients were subsequently categorized into two groups: 890 patients in the older group (age ≥65 years), and 729 in the younger group (age <65 years). More patients were of white ethnicity, stage I, married, and with tumor size <5 cm in the older group in comparison to the younger group. However, there were a significantly lower proportion of patients undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy in the older group. The 5-year CSS rates of the younger group and older group were 23.94% and 17.94% (P = 0.00031), respectively, and the 5-year OS rates were 20.51% and 13.47% (P < 0.0001), respectively. Multivariate analyses indicated that older age (CSS: HR 1.20, 95% CI [1.07–1.36], P = 0.0024; OS: HR 1.26, 95% CI [1.12–1.41], P < 0.0001) was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis. The mortality risk of the elderly increased in almost every subgroup, especially in OS. Finally, significant predictors for better OS and CSS in patients over age 65 included tumor size <5 cm, lower stage, and receiving surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. Conclusion The prognosis of patients aged ≥65 years with pulmonary LCNEC was worse than that of younger patients. However, active and effective therapy could significantly improve the survival of older patients with pulmonary LCNEC.

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