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ReviewOpen biology2017

Progress and prospects of early detection in lung cancer.

Sean Blandin Knight, Phil A Crosbie, Haval Balata, Jakub Chudziak, Tracy Hussell, Caroline Dive

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Review in Open biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 455 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

455 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sean Blandin KnightNorth West Lung Centre, University Hospital South Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Phil A CrosbieNorth West Lung Centre, University Hospital South Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Haval BalataNorth West Lung Centre, University Hospital South Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Jakub ChudziakClinical and Experimental Pharmacology Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Tracy HussellManchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Caroline DiveCancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence at Manchester and University College London, UK caroline.dive@cruk.manchester.ac.uk.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 19278Cancer Research UK 20465Cancer Research UK C5759/A12328Medical Research Council G0802752Medical Research Council MC_PC_15072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. It is broadly divided into small cell (SCLC, approx. 15% cases) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC, approx. 85% cases). The main histological subtypes of NSCLC are adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, with the presence of specific DNA mutations allowing further molecular stratification. If identified at an early stage, surgical resection of NSCLC offers a favourable prognosis, with published case series reporting 5-year survival rates of up to 70% for small, localized tumours (stage I). However, most patients (approx. 75%) have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis (stage III/IV) and despite significant developments in the oncological management of late stage lung cancer over recent years, survival remains poor. In 2014, the UK Office for National Statistics reported that patients diagnosed with distant metastatic disease (stage IV) had a 1-year survival rate of just 15-19% compared with 81-85% for stage I.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungBiomarkers, TumorBronchoscopyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCirculating Tumor DNAEarly Detection of CancerHumansLiquid BiopsyLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPrognosisRadiographySmall Cell Lung CarcinomaBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAlow-dose CT screeninglung cancerNLST trial

Identifiers

PMID28878044
PMCPMC5627048

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