Clinical predictors and outcomes of non-expandable lung following percutaneous catheter drainage in lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusion

Chang Ho Kim, Ji Eun Park, Jung Guen Cha, Jongmin Park, Sun Ha Choi, Hyewon Seo, Seung Soo Yoo, Shin Yup Lee, Seung Ick Cha, Jae Yong Park, Jae Kwang Lim, Jaehee Lee

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Abstract

Non-expandable lung (NEL) often occurs during pleural fluid drainage in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). However, data regarding the predictors and prognostic impact of NEL on primary lung cancer patients with MPE receiving pleural fluid drainage, compared to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), are limited. This study was aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of lung cancer patients with MPE developing NEL following ultrasonography (USG)-guided percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) and compare the clinical outcomes between those with and without NEL. Clinical, laboratory, pleural fluid, and radiologic data and survival outcomes of lung cancer patients with MPE undergoing USG-guided PCD were retrospectively reviewed and compared between those with and without NEL. Among 121 primary lung cancer patients with MPE undergoing PCD, NEL occurred in 25 (21%). Higher pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels and presence of endobronchial lesions were associated with development of NEL. The median time to catheter removal was significantly extended in those with NEL compared to those without (P =.014). NEL was significantly associated with poor survival outcome in lung cancer patients with MPE undergoing PCD, along with poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS), the presence of distant metastasis, higher serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and not receiving chemotherapy. NEL developed in one-fifth of lung cancer patients undergoing PCD for MPE and was associated with high pleural fluid LDH levels and the presence of endobronchial lesions. NEL may negatively affect overall survival in lung cancer patients with MPE receiving PCD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E34134
JournalMedicine (United States)
Volume102
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2023

Keywords

  • lung cancer
  • malignant pleural effusion
  • non-expandable lung
  • pleural drainage
  • survival

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