Psychological Symptom Trajectories and Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Survival: A Joint Model Analysis

Conclusions For the first time, joint model analyses test the interaction of a longitudinal trajectory of psychological symptoms, assessed from diagnosis to 24 months, and cancer survival. New data show the continuation of depressive and anxiety symptoms through treatment and thereafter. Immunotherapy and targeted therapies have dramatically improved survival for patients with advanced NSCLC; however, novel data suggest their benefit may be constrained by depressive symptoms.
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research