Laboratory parameters as an alternative to performance status in prognostic stratification of patients with small cell lung cancer.
Cohen M, Makuch R, Johnston-Early A, Ihde D, Bunn P, Fossieck B, Minna J. Laboratory parameters as an alternative to performance status in prognostic stratification of patients with small cell lung cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1981, 65: 187-95. PMID: 6263468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLaboratory parametersLung cancerPerformance statusPrognostic factorsPrognostic indexSmall cell anaplastic lung cancerInfluential prognostic factorObjective prognostic indexPretreatment performance statusMajor prognostic factorSelf-limited eventAlpha-1 globulinCancer clinical trialsLaboratory resultsSignificant prognosticatorMedian followupAlbumin levelsMinimum followupPrognostic stratificationSurvival durationClinical trialsHigher hemoglobinTreatment response