The LungPath study: variation in the diagnostic and staging pathway for patients with lung cancer in England

TY - JOUR

T1 - The LungPath study

T2 - variation in the diagnostic and staging pathway for patients with lung cancer in England

AU - Cane, Paul

AU - Linklater, Karen

AU - Santis, George

AU - Møller, Henrik

AU - Peake, Michael

N1 - Not freely accessible, may have access through institution

PY - 2015/7/15

Y1 - 2015/7/15

N2 - The LungPath project investigated differences in lung cancer diagnostic practice by following the diagnostic pathways of 1507 patients from 19 representative English lung cancer centres. We found large variation in the proportion of patients receiving positron emission tomography-CT scan (range 13%-64%) and endobronchial ultrasound (range 2%-31%). There was also wide variation in the proportion of patients with good performance status who had their tumours histologically confirmed (range 61%-100%). The variation is discussed with reference to current national guidelines and implications for patient care.

AB - The LungPath project investigated differences in lung cancer diagnostic practice by following the diagnostic pathways of 1507 patients from 19 representative English lung cancer centres. We found large variation in the proportion of patients receiving positron emission tomography-CT scan (range 13%-64%) and endobronchial ultrasound (range 2%-31%). There was also wide variation in the proportion of patients with good performance status who had their tumours histologically confirmed (range 61%-100%). The variation is discussed with reference to current national guidelines and implications for patient care.

U2 - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206779

DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206779

M3 - Article

C2 - 26179248

SN - 0040-6376

VL - 71

JO - Thorax

JF - Thorax

M1 - 206779

ER -