Ten-Year Observational Study of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma: Clinical Outcomes, Prognostic Factors, and Five-Year Survival Rates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of the Study Group
3.2. History of Previous Neoplastic Diseases
3.3. Comorbidities Among Patients
3.4. Symptoms of Lung Adenocarcinoma
3.5. Tumor Characteristics in the Study Group
3.6. Survival Rates
3.7. Survival Rates with STAS (Spread Through Air Spaces)
4. Discussion
4.1. Symptoms
4.2. Staging
4.3. Grading
4.4. Vascular and Pleural Invasion
4.5. Spread Through Air Spaces (STAS)
4.6. Histological Type
4.7. Survival
4.8. Comorbidities
4.9. Study Limitations and Clinical Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean | SD | 95% CI | 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 65.9 | 7.81 | 65.19 | 66.61 |
Gender | n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI |
Female | 252.00 | 53.50% | 49.00% | 58.01% |
Male | 219.00 | 46.50% | 41.99% | 51.00% |
Smoking Status | n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI |
Smoker | 356 | 75.58% | 71.70% | 79.46% |
Non-smoker | 115 | 24.42% | 20.54% | 28.30% |
Former Neoplastic Diseases | n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
Any former neoplastic diseases | 75 | 15.89% | 12.59% | 19.19% |
Breast | 16 | 3.39% | 1.76% | 5.02% |
Prostate | 12 | 2.54% | 1.12% | 3.96% |
Urinary bladder | 10 | 2.12% | 0.82% | 3.42% |
Uterus | 7 | 1.48% | 0.39% | 2.57% |
Lung | 7 | 1.48% | 0.39% | 2.57% |
Large intestine | 5 | 1.06% | 0.13% | 1.98% |
Kidney | 4 | 0.85% | 0.02% | 1.68% |
Larynx | 2 | 0.42% | 0.00% | 1.01% |
Ovary | 2 | 0.42% | 0.00% | 1.01% |
Stomach | 2 | 0.42% | 0.00% | 1.01% |
Other | 12 | 2.54% | 1.12% | 3.96% |
Neoplasms in family | 102 | 21.61% | 17.89% | 25.33% |
Comorbidities | n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM | 4.00 | 0.85% | 0.02% | 1.68% |
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM | 80.00 | 16.99% | 13.59% | 20.38% |
Myocardial infarction in the past | 37.00 | 7.86% | 5.43% | 10.29% |
Heart failure | 7.00 | 1.49% | 0.39% | 2.58% |
Renal failure | 3.00 | 0.64% | 0.00% | 1.36% |
COPD | 73.00 | 15.50% | 12.23% | 18.77% |
Bronchial asthma | 22.00 | 4.67% | 2.77% | 6.58% |
Epilepsy | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Stroke in the past | 1.00 | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
Hypertension | 259.00 | 54.99% | 50.50% | 59.48% |
Coronary disease | 87.00 | 18.47% | 14.97% | 21.98% |
Blood coagulation disorders | 1.00 | 0.21% | −0.20% | 0.63% |
Chronic venous disease | 7.00 | 1.49% | 0.39% | 2.58% |
Cancer Symptoms | n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
Any cancer symptoms | 284.00 | 60.30% | 55.88% | 64.72% |
Cough | 133 | 28.24% | 24.17% | 32.30% |
Pain | 27.00 | 5.73% | 3.63% | 7.83% |
Hemoptysis | 21.00 | 4.46% | 2.59% | 6.32% |
Dyspnea | 5.00 | 1.06% | 0.14% | 1.99% |
n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
pT Parameter | ||||
pT1a | 17 | 3.61% | 1.92% | 5.29% |
pT1b | 107 | 22.72% | 18.93% | 26.50% |
pT1c | 105 | 22.29% | 18.53% | 26.05% |
pT2a | 118 | 25.05% | 21.14% | 28.97% |
pT2b | 45 | 9.55% | 6.90% | 12.21% |
pT3 | 51 | 10.83% | 8.02% | 13.63% |
pT4 | 28 | 5.94% | 3.81% | 8.08% |
pN Parameter | ||||
pN0 | 399 | 84.71% | 81.46% | 87.96% |
pN1 | 41 | 8.70% | 6.16% | 11.25% |
pN2 | 31 | 6.58% | 4.34% | 8.82% |
pM Parameter | ||||
pM0 | 471 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Stage | ||||
IA1 | 17 | 3.61% | 1.92% | 5.29% |
IA2 | 97 | 20.59% | 16.94% | 24.25% |
IA3 | 90 | 19.11% | 15.56% | 22.66% |
IB | 101 | 21.44% | 17.74% | 25.15% |
IIA | 38 | 8.07% | 5.61% | 10.53% |
IIB | 73 | 15.50% | 12.23% | 18.77% |
IIIA | 38 | 8.07% | 5.61% | 10.53% |
IIIB | 16 | 3.40% | 1.76% | 5.03% |
IVA | 1 | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
Grading | ||||
G1 | 35 | 7.43% | 5.06% | 9.80% |
G2 | 211 | 44.80% | 40.31% | 49.29% |
G3 | 225 | 47.77% | 43.26% | 52.28% |
Vascular invasion | ||||
Lymphatic invasion | 88 | 18.68% | 15.16% | 22.20% |
Vascular invasion | 71 | 15.07% | 11.84% | 18.31% |
Pleural invasion | ||||
0 | 330 | 70.06% | 65.93% | 74.20% |
1 | 93 | 19.75% | 16.15% | 23.34% |
2 | 37 | 7.86% | 5.43% | 10.29% |
3 | 8 | 1.70% | 0.53% | 2.87% |
Radical resection | ||||
R0 | 439 | 93.21% | 90.93% | 95.48% |
R1 | 18 | 3.82% | 2.09% | 5.55% |
Spread through air spaces | ||||
STAS | 108 | 22.93% | 19.13% | 26.73% |
Histologic pattern | ||||
n | % | 95% CI | 95% CI | |
Lepidic | 126 | 28% | 23.85% | 32.15% |
Acinar | 348 | 77.33% | 73.46% | 81.20% |
Papillary | 81 | 18% | 14.45% | 21.55% |
Micropapillary | 108 | 24% | 20.05% | 27.95% |
Solid | 208 | 46.22% | 41.61% | 50.83% |
Research Population | |||
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Survival Rate | 95% CI | ||
1-year survival rate | 0.919000 | 0.895 | 0.944 |
2-year survival rate | 0.843277 | 0.81 | 0.878 |
5-year survival rate | 0.762390 | 0.721 | 0.806 |
Low Grade | High Grade | |||||
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Survival Rate | 95% CI | Survival Rate | 95% CI | |||
1-year survival rate | 0.959 | 0.935 | 0.984 | 0.875 | 0.833 | 0.919 |
2-year survival rate | 0.928 | 0.896 | 0.962 | 0.747 | 0.69 | 0.809 |
5-year survival rate | 0.865 | 0.808 | 0.906 | 0.655 | 0.588 | 0.729 |
STAS + | STAS − | |||||
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Survival Rate | 95% CI | Survival Rate | 95% CI | |||
1-year survival rate | 0.861 | 0.798 | 0.929 | 0.899 | 0.842 | 0.961 |
2-year survival rate | 0.688 | 0.599 | 0.790 | 0.870 | 0.803 | 0.943 |
5-year survival rate | 0.548 | 0.436 | 0.688 | 0.841 | 0.758 | 0.934 |
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Ziora, P.; Skiba, H.; Kiczmer, P.; Zaboklicka, N.; Wypyszyńska, J.; Stachura, M.; Sito, Z.; Rydel, M.; Czyżewski, D.; Drozdzowska, B. Ten-Year Observational Study of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma: Clinical Outcomes, Prognostic Factors, and Five-Year Survival Rates. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 2552. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14082552
Ziora P, Skiba H, Kiczmer P, Zaboklicka N, Wypyszyńska J, Stachura M, Sito Z, Rydel M, Czyżewski D, Drozdzowska B. Ten-Year Observational Study of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma: Clinical Outcomes, Prognostic Factors, and Five-Year Survival Rates. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(8):2552. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14082552
Chicago/Turabian StyleZiora, Paweł, Hanna Skiba, Paweł Kiczmer, Natalia Zaboklicka, Julia Wypyszyńska, Maria Stachura, Zuzanna Sito, Mateusz Rydel, Damian Czyżewski, and Bogna Drozdzowska. 2025. "Ten-Year Observational Study of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma: Clinical Outcomes, Prognostic Factors, and Five-Year Survival Rates" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 8: 2552. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14082552
APA StyleZiora, P., Skiba, H., Kiczmer, P., Zaboklicka, N., Wypyszyńska, J., Stachura, M., Sito, Z., Rydel, M., Czyżewski, D., & Drozdzowska, B. (2025). Ten-Year Observational Study of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma: Clinical Outcomes, Prognostic Factors, and Five-Year Survival Rates. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(8), 2552. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14082552