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ArticleEndocrine2024

Effect of a prior thyroid cancer on the survival of lung cancer patients: a retrospective study based on SEER database.

Jian Zhou, Tengyong Wang, Liang Xia, Quan Zheng, Dongsheng Wu, Mingying Lin, Tianyi Lu, Lin Ma

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  1. Impact of Dual Thyroid and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis on Patient Survival: Insights From a Large Cohort Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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Jian Zhou *Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tengyong Wang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Liang Xia *Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Quan ZhengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Dongsheng WuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Mingying LinWest China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tianyi LuWest China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lin MaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. malin1982526@163.com.

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Basic Science Program, Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province 2018JY0596National Natural Science Foundation of China 82102968
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Abstract

purposeThe effect of a history of thyroid cancer on the prognosis of lung cancer patients has not been fully investigated. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate this effect based on a large cohort.

methodsData of 154844 lung cancer patients, of whom 406 had prior thyroid cancer, were collected from SEER database. Primary survival analysis was conducted between patients with and without prior thyroid cancer using Kaplan-Meier method. Secondary survival analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of the stage and histological subtype of the prior thyroid cancer on the survival of lung cancer patients. Propensity adjustment was used to reduce confounding effect.

resultsCompared to patients without prior malignancy, patients with prior thyroid cancer were predominantly female (72.4% vs. 48.7%, p < 0.001), had lower stage (proportion of localized tumor: 40.4% vs. 25.6%, p < 0.001), and larger proportion of surgery (52.2% vs. 29.4%, p < 0.001), and had better survival (5-year survival rate: 55.53% vs. 33.16%, p < 0.001). After propensity adjustment, the survival was similar between the groups (5-year survival rate: 55.53% vs. 51.78%, p = 0.24). The survival of patients with different stages (localized tumor vs. regional tumor: p = 0.88) or different histological subtypes (p = 0.46) of prior thyroid cancer were comparable.

conclusionSurvival of lung cancer patients with or without prior thyroid cancer was similar after propensity adjustment, and the stage or histological subtype of the prior thyroid cancer had no significant effect on the survival of lung cancer patients.

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Lung NeoplasmsThyroid NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisClinicopathological characteristicsLung cancerPrior malignanciesPrognosisThyroid cancer

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