Effectiveness of a thoracic multidisciplinary clinic in the treatment of stage III non-small-cell lung cancer

Figures & data

Table 1 Number of patients with stage III NSCLC identified in the tumor registry but excluded from analysis and reasons for exclusion

Reason for exclusion	Number of patients
Small cell lung cancer	9
Pleural or pericardial metastases or effusion (stage IV by AJCC 7)	35
Distant metastatic disease	12
Other histology	4
Lesser stage	4

Abbreviations: NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.

Figure 1 Time intervals to initiation of treatment.

Abbreviations: MDC, multidisciplinary clinic; NS, not statistically significant.

Figure 2 Comparison of MDC and non-MDC patients in clinical treatment planning.

Abbreviations: MDC, multidisciplinary clinic; LVHN, Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Figure 3 Comparison of overall survival – MDC vs non-MDC patients.

Abbreviation: MDC, multidisciplinary clinic.