Prolonged progression-free survival and overall survival are associated with diabetes mellitus but inversely associated with levels of blood glucose in patients with lung cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Lung cancer patients with DM have prolonged PFS and OS compared with those without DM, and the level of blood glucose was inversely associated with PFS. The current results indicate that PFS may be a meaningful intermediate endpoint for OS and that the levels of blood glucose hopefully represent a prognostic factor in lung cancer patients.
PMID: 32195672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - March 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wang NF, Tang HM, Liu FL, Hong QY Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research