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Research Article: Outcomes and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer patients who underwent curable surgery: a protocol for a real-world, retrospective, population-based and nationwide Chinese National Lung Cancer Cohort (CNLCC) study

Date Published: 2023-06-28

Abstract:
Introduction Surgery is one of the main approaches for the comprehensive treatment of early and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study conducts a nationwide multicentre study to explore factors that could influence the outcomes of patients with I–IIIA NSCLC who underwent curable surgery in real-world scenarios. Methods and analysis All patients diagnosed with NSCLC between January 2013 and December 2020 will be identified from 30 large public medical services centres in mainland China. The algorithm of natural language processing and artificial intelligence techniques were used to extract data from electronic health records of enrolled patients who fulfil the inclusion criteria. Six categories of parameters are collected and stored from the electronic records, then the parameters will be structured as a high-quality structured case report form. The code book will be compiled and each parameter will be classified and designated a code. In addition, the study retrieves the survival status and causes of death of patients from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The primary endpoints are overall survival and the secondary endpoint is disease-free survival. Finally, an online platform is formed for data queries and the original records will be stored as secure electronic documents. Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Study findings will be disseminated via presentations at conferences and publications in open-access journals. This study has been registered in the Chinese Trial Register (ChiCTR2100052773) on 11 May 2021, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=136659 . Trial registration number ChiCTR2100052773.

Introduction:
Lung cancer is the first most common and lethal cancer worldwide with 2.2?million new diagnosed cancer cases and 1.8?million deaths in 2020 across the globe. 1–3 In China, lung cancer is also a primary public health problem, which is the leading cause of cancer death and accounts for approximately a quarter of all cancer-related deaths, 4 of which remain a primary public health problem. As the main classification of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of all lung cancers. 5 Since 2013,…

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