TY - JOUR
T1 - Lung cancer patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangement lose affiliation with labor market at diagnosis
AU - Andersen, Jon Lykkegaard
AU - Johansen, Jakob Sidenius
AU - Urbanska, Edyta Maria
AU - Meldgaard, Peter
AU - Hjorth-Hansen, Peter
AU - Kristiansen, Charlotte
AU - Stelmach, Miroslaw
AU - Santoni-Rugiu, Eric
AU - Ulhøi, Maiken Parm
AU - Højgaard, Betina
AU - Jensen, Morten Sall
AU - Dydensborg, Anders Bondo
AU - Dünweber, Christina
AU - Hansen, Karin Holmskov
N1 - © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Aim: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the labor market affiliation of ALK+ NSCLC patients in long-term treatment as well as overall survival and incidence/prevalence. Materials & methods: Nationwide retrospective study of all patients with ALK+ NSCLC in Denmark diagnosed between 2012 and 2018. Results: During the study period ALK+ NSCLC patients had a median overall survival of 44.0 months and a 7.8-fold increase in disease prevalence. Six months prior to diagnosis, 81% of ALK+ NSCLC patients ≤60 years of age were employed. At the end of the 18-month follow-up period, 36% were employed. Conclusion: ALK+ NSCLC patients have prolonged survival following diagnosis, but a large fraction of patients lose affiliation with the labor market.
AB - Aim: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the labor market affiliation of ALK+ NSCLC patients in long-term treatment as well as overall survival and incidence/prevalence. Materials & methods: Nationwide retrospective study of all patients with ALK+ NSCLC in Denmark diagnosed between 2012 and 2018. Results: During the study period ALK+ NSCLC patients had a median overall survival of 44.0 months and a 7.8-fold increase in disease prevalence. Six months prior to diagnosis, 81% of ALK+ NSCLC patients ≤60 years of age were employed. At the end of the 18-month follow-up period, 36% were employed. Conclusion: ALK+ NSCLC patients have prolonged survival following diagnosis, but a large fraction of patients lose affiliation with the labor market.
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U2 - 10.2217/lmt-2023-0013
DO - 10.2217/lmt-2023-0013
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38818369
SN - 1758-1966
VL - 13
SP - LMT68
JO - Lung Cancer Management
JF - Lung Cancer Management
IS - 1
M1 - LMT68
ER -