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Biopsy frequency and complications among lung cancer patients in the United States.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to describe the frequency and distribution of biopsy procedures for patients diagnosed and treated for primary lung cancer.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study within an administrative database.

Materials & methods

This observational study used data from the IBM MarketScan® Databases between 2013 and 2015.

Results

The total number of lung biopsies performed among eligible subjects was 32,814; an average of 1.7 biopsies per patient. Bronchoscopy and percutaneous approaches accounted for 95% of all procedures. Complication rates by procedure are remarkably similar irrespective of biopsy frequency.

Conclusion

Nearly half (46%) of patients in this population experienced multiple biopsies prior to diagnosis. Further, biopsy choice or sequence in patients receiving multiple procedures was unpredictable.

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729592 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Biopsy frequency and complications among lung cancer patients in the United States.

Zhang Yichen Y   Shi Lizheng L   Simoff Michael J MJ   J Wagner Oliver O   Lavin James J  

Lung cancer management 20200817 4


<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to describe the frequency and distribution of biopsy procedures for patients diagnosed and treated for primary lung cancer.<h4>Study design</h4>Retrospective cohort study within an administrative database.<h4>Materials & methods</h4>This observational study used data from the IBM MarketScan<sup>®</sup> Databases between 2013 and 2015.<h4>Results</h4>The total number of lung biopsies performed among eligible subjects was 32,814; an average of 1.7 biopsies per pa  ...[more]

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