Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in non-small cell lung cancer: impact on survival and acute exacerbation

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in non-small cell lung cancer: impact on survival and acute exacerbation

Abstract Background In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, concomitant idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and emphysema (CPFE) are independently related to poor survival. CPFE is a condition with features of both pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. Here, we evaluated the effect of CPFE and I...

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Main Authors: Sung Woo Moon, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Joon Jang, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Jin-Haeng Chung, Hyo Sup Shim, Kyung Won Lee, Seung-Seob Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Ho Il Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Acute exacerbation
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Mortality
Non-small cell lung cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0951-2

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