Table 1.
The 13 patient- and disease-specific variables from LUCADA, along with the values they can take and their temporal orders.
| code | name | values |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | age | <50; 50–60; 60–70; 70–80; >80 |
| 2 | staging identifier | 6; 7 |
| 3 | FEV1a absolute amount | <1.0; 1–1.5; 1.5–2.0; >2.0 |
| 4 | FEV1 percentage | <30; 30–40; 40–80; >80 |
| 5 | performance status | 0; 1; 2; 3; 4 |
| 6 | number of comorbidities | 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 |
| 7 | primary diagnosis | C33; C34; C34.0; C34.1; C34.2; C34.3; C34.8; C34.9; C38.4; C38.3; C38.8 |
| 8 | tumour laterality | left; right; midline; bilateral; n.a. |
| 9 | TNM category | IA; IB; IIA; IIB; IIIA; IIIB; IV; Uncertain |
| 10 | histology | M8010/2; M8041/3; M8046/3; M8070/3; M8140/3; M8250/3; M8012/3; M8020/3; M8013/3; M8240; M8980/3; M8940/3; M9999/9 |
| 11 | site-specific staging classification | limited; extensive; unknown |
| 12 | suggested cancer treatment plan | listed in table 2 |
| 13 | 1-year survival | alive; dead |
aForced expiratory volume in 1 s.