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ArticleLung cancer management2020

Humanistic burden of living with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small-cell lung cancer: findings from the ALKConnect patient insight network and research platform.

Huamao M Lin, Xiaoyun Pan, Alyssa Biller, Kyla J Covey, Hui Huang, Rebecca Sugarman, Fatima Scipione, Howard West

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Article in Lung cancer management, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Huamao M LinMillennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Xiaoyun PanMillennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Alyssa BillerMillennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Kyla J CoveyInvitae Corporation, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Hui HuangMillennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Rebecca SugarmanXcenda, Palm Harbor, FL 34685, USA.
Fatima ScipioneMillennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Howard WestCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
AstraZeneca (United States) · USMillennium Engineering and Integration (United States) · USCity of Hope · USInvitae (United States) · USTakeda (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimEvaluate real-world patient preferences, experiences and outcomes (health-related quality of life [HRQoL]) from patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) utilizing the ALKConnect Patient Insight Network. PATIENTS &

methodsDemographics, disease history/status/treatment, patient preferences and HRQoL (MD Anderson Symptom Inventory lung cancer module, reported as symptom severity and interference) were evaluated for US adults with ALK+ NSCLC.

resultsAmong 104 patients (median age: 53.0 years, 67.3% female, 40.0% employed), HRQoL and 3-month delay in disease progression were important treatment attributes. Burdensome symptoms included fatigue and disturbed sleep. Symptoms interfered most with work and day-to-day activity. Higher HRQoL was associated with ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment and employment.

conclusionALKConnect demonstrated that disease progression, HRQoL, fatigue/sleep, ALK TKIs and employment matter in ALK+ NSCLC.

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anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+)health-related quality of life (HRQoL)non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)symptom interferencesymptom severitytyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)

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PMID33318754
PMCPMC7724653
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