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NCT Number: NCT06900283

Quality of Life as a Predictor of OS and PFS in Patients With Lung Cancer

By 2020, lung cancer continues leading the first cause of cancer mortality and the second most common type of cancer in the world. There are limitations to early detection and then more than 60% of patients are diagnosed in advanced stages where there are no longer curative options; that situation is associated with high mortality and poor survival. It is known that some clinical and biochemical parameters of the disease have been recognized as prognostic factors; however, it has been described that a reduction in the overall global quality of life score, mainly by physical function, increased pain, and dysphagia, are associated with mortality, and having high social well-being and global quality of life scores are associated with a lower risk of death.

Objective: This study will measure association between Health-Related Quality of Life levels and mortality and progression free survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients

Patients and methods:

This study will include patients with lung cancer histopathological confirmed including bronchus or trachea.

Methodologically, the study has two components: One related to the exposure variable (HRQL), which involves a scale validation study, and other related to the measurement of the association between HRQoL and survival outcomes, which involves a prospective cohort analytical observational study. This last component will be carried out specifically with a sample of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Results and impact: The project contribute to the implementation of tools adapted and validated in the Colombian context to assess the quality of life in patients with lung cancer. Additionally, knowing the relationship between quality of life and traditional oncological outcomes will provide tools to give patients with comprehensive treatment, and to have a prognosis of the disease that incorporates psychosocial aspects

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Lung Cancers Bronchial Neoplasms Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia

Bogota, Cundinamarca, 111511, Colombia

About this study

The validation process of the scale includes the evaluation of internal consistency, content validity, sensitivity to change, test-retest reliability and the data will be analyzed according to the item response theory. In the cohort study, the association between HRQoL levels, mortality and progression-free survival will be measured in 250 patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Analysis plan: Conventional methods of descriptive statistics will be applied in accordance with the characteristics of the variables. For validation procedures, exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis techniques, estimation of correlation and internal consistency coefficients, and methods to compare means in repeated measures (ANOVA of repeated measures) will be used. In the cohort study, time-to-event models will be used (Cox proportional hazards models or parametric models, depending on the fulfillment of assumptions). Since the independent variable will have different times of measurement, time-to-event models will include methods that handle covariates that change over time.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Have a confirmed histologic diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer
  • Advanced stage (III to IV)
  • 8 years older
  • Voluntary acceptance of participation

Exclusion criteria

  • Present cognitive or sensory deficits that make it difficult to process the instruments used in the research
  • Metachronous tumor

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    Time frame: 36 months

    Overall survival (OS) is the average amount of time a patient survives after being diagnosed with or starting treatment for a disease

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disease-Free Survival (DFS)

    Time frame: 36 months

    Disease-free survival (DFS) is the time after treatment when a patient is free of cancer signs and symptoms

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Columbia

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia
  • Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
  • Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Registry information

Official study title

Quality of Life as a Predictor of Mortality and Progression-free Survival in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Acronym: FACT-L_Pred

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 28, 2025
Registry last updated
Apr 3, 2025

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