This study explores how psychological stress may influence the treatment response and long-term outcomes in patients with lung cancer. While advances in surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies have improved survival, emotional well-being remains an often-overlooked factor. We aim to investigate whether high levels of stress, anxiety, or depression at the time of diagnosis or during treatment are linked to poorer responses to therapy or shorter survival. By identifying these associations, the study hopes to highlight the importance of psychological care as part of comprehensive cancer treatment. The findings may inform future strategies to integrate mental health support into routine care for patients with both early-stage and advanced lung cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
The assessment of depressive and anxiety symptoms was conducted using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment 7 (GAD-7). Patients with a PHQ-9 score ≥ 5 or a GAD-7 score ≥ 5 were categorized as the stressed group.
Advanced Stage Cohort: Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time from the beginning of first-line immunotherapy to the first progression (PD) in patients with lung cancer
Time frame: 3 years
Early-Stage Surgical Cohort: Disease-free survival (DFS)
The duration between the date after surgery to the date of any recurrence or death firstly
Time frame: 5 years
neoadjuvant therapy Cohort: Pathologic complete response (pCR) rate
pCR is no viable tumor cells in tumor bed and lymph nodes. The pCR rate is the proportion of patients with a pathologic complete response.
Time frame: 3 years
Overall survival (OS)
Overall survival (OS) is defined as the duration from the beginning of first-line immunotherapy until death due to any cause. Subjects who are still alive at the end of the study observation period will be censored at the time of last known vital status.
Time frame: 5 years
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
The proportion of patients with a complete response or partial response to treatment according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1)
Time frame: 3 years
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