Prognostic factors and quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal metastasis: a dichotomous pattern based on parenchymal involvement
Yiyao Zhu, Zhiyuan Qiu, Lihua Zhu, Chao Lu, Tingjuan Zhang, Jun Chen, Yan Wang, Chaoyang Wu · 2025
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Yiyao Zhu and a team of co-authors studied outcomes for lung cancer that has spread to the membranes around the brain, in two thousand twenty-five. They reviewed forty-three patients at one hospital over about nine years. Patients were split by whether the cancer had also spread into the brain tissue itself.
Median survival was the same in both groups, at five months. The group without brain tissue spread had higher one- and two-year survival, though the gap was not firm. Missing a certain vessel-blocking therapy, spread to the adrenal gland, and a high blood ratio all marked a worse outlook. Combined treatment eased symptoms and improved life quality across several measures.
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| CREATOR | Yiyao Zhu, Zhiyuan Qiu, Lihua Zhu, Chao Lu, Tingjuan Zhang, Jun Chen, Yan Wang, Chaoyang Wu |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |