2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (Posters)-EP05.01. Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Treated with a Tunneled Pleural Catheter Compared to the Lent Prognostic Score Scale

EP05.01. Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Treated with a Tunneled Pleural Catheter Compared to the Lent Prognostic Score Scale - PDF(Slides)

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This study aimed to compare the survival outcomes of patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) treated with a tunneled pleural catheter (TPC) versus the survival estimated by the LENT prognostic score scale. <br /><br />A total of 54 patients diagnosed with MPE were included in this retrospective descriptive study. The placement of the TPC was done in patients with symptomatic and recurrent pleural effusion and a Karnofsky performance status of 50% or lower. The demographic and analytical variables were recorded and statistical analysis was performed.<br /><br />The results showed that the observed survival with TPC was inversely proportional to the LENT score. The mean observed survival was 185.59 days compared to an estimated survival of 117.57 days. This resulted in an increase in survival of 68 days. However, poor prognosis patients according to the LENT score did not experience an improvement in survival with the use of TPC.<br /><br />The study also found that the use of TPC remarkably improved survival in patients with better LENT scores (1-3). This suggests that TPC can be considered not only as a palliative treatment for MPE, but as an active measure to improve survival.<br /><br />The authors conclude that the use of TPC increased the median real survival compared to that estimated by the LENT score. This increase in survival was seen primarily in patients with better LENT scores. The study is still ongoing, and there is potential for further improvement in oncological outcomes with the use of TPC.

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Rafael Lopez-Castro

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Speaker Rafael Lopez-Castro

Topic Pulmonology & Staging

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survival outcomes

malignant pleural effusion

tunneled pleural catheter

LENT prognostic score scale

retrospective descriptive study

Karnofsky performance status

statistical analysis

observed survival

estimated survival

oncological outcomes