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Published in: BMC Cancer 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

Prognostic significance of diabetes mellitus in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Authors: Hisao Imai, Kyoichi Kaira, Keita Mori, Akira Ono, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Shunichi Matsumoto, Tetsuhiko Taira, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Hideyuki Harada, Tateaki Naito, Haruyasu Murakami, Masahiro Endo, Takashi Nakajima, Masanobu Yamada, Toshiaki Takahashi

Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

To investigate the prognostic significance of patient characteristics and clinical laboratory test results in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and in particular the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the survival of patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 159 patients with locally advanced NSCLC with a focus on DM and other potential prognostic factors, using the log-rank test, and univariate and multivariate analyses to assess their association with survival.

Result

Five significant prognostic factors were identified in univariate analysis: stage (p < 0.001), DM (p = 0.04), hemoglobin levels (p = 0.003), serum albumin (p <0.001) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (p = 0.01). Furthermore, among the factors tested using Fisher's exact test and the Wilcoxon rank sum test, gender (p = 0.019) and plasma glucose level (p <0.001) were found to have prognostic significance. Multivariate analysis showed that stage, DM, serum albumin and LDH levels were independent prognostic factors for survival (p = 0.007, p = 0.024, p = 0.007 and p = 0.005, respectively).

Conclusions

The presence of DM at the time of diagnosis was identified as an independent and significant prognostic factor for predicting negative outcome in locally advanced NSCLC patients.
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Metadata
Title
Prognostic significance of diabetes mellitus in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Authors
Hisao Imai
Kyoichi Kaira
Keita Mori
Akira Ono
Hiroaki Akamatsu
Shunichi Matsumoto
Tetsuhiko Taira
Hirotsugu Kenmotsu
Hideyuki Harada
Tateaki Naito
Haruyasu Murakami
Masahiro Endo
Takashi Nakajima
Masanobu Yamada
Toshiaki Takahashi
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Cancer / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-2012-4

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