- Title
- SABR for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Changes in Pulmonary Function, Dyspnea, and Quality of Life
- Creator
- Ahn, Julie; Yeghiaian-Alvandi, Roland; Dwyer, Patrick; Ong, Anselm; Aherne, Noel; Azzi, Maria; Hau, Eric; Hegi-Johnson, Fiona; Browne, Lois H.; Graham, Peter Henry; Chin, Yaw; Gee, Harriet; Vinod, Shalini; Ludbrook, Jane; Last, Andrew
- Relation
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Vol. 117, Issue 5, p. 1213-1221
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.07.017
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to report pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and clinician-reported and patient-reported quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes on a cohort of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with SABR. Methods and Materials: A total of 119 patients with NSCLC were treated with SABR in the prospective cohort SSBROC study of patients with T1-T2N0M0 NSCLC. PFTs and QoL measures were obtained at baseline pretreatment and at 6-month intervals. Here we report on the 6- to 18-month time points. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) methods adjusting for baseline analyzed potential predictors on outcomes of PFTs and patient-reported dyspnea at 18 months. Results: The only statistically significant decline in PFTs was seen in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) at 18 months post-SABR, with a decline of −0.11 L (P = .0087; 95% CI, −0.18 to −0.02). Of potential predictors of decline, only a 1-unit increase in smoking pack-years resulted in a −0.12 change in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (P = .026; 95% CI, −0.02 to −0.23) and a 0.003 decrease in FEV1 (P = .026; 95% CI, −0.006 to −0.0004). For patient-reported outcomes, statistically significant worsening in both the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30 Version 3) and the lung module (QLQ-LC13) dyspnea scores occurred at the 18-month time point, but not earlier. No potential predictors of worsening dyspnea were statistically significant. There was no statistically significant decline in clinician-reported outcomes or global QoL scores. Conclusions: We found a statistically significant decline in FEV1 at 18 months posttreatment. Smoking pack-years was a predictor for decline in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide and FEV1 at 18 months. Worsening of patient-reported dyspnea scores was observed, consistent with the expected progression of lung comorbid disease.
- Subject
- pulmonary function tests (PFTs); quality-of-life (QoL); SABR; lung cancer; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1493057
- Identifier
- uon:53466
- Identifier
- ISSN:0360-3016
- Language
- eng
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