Table 1.
—Patients and Procedural Characteristics
| Characteristics | Patients |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 59.4 (13.7) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 27 (38) |
| Male | 45 (63) |
| Race | |
| White | 51(71) |
| Black | 12 (17) |
| Hispanic | 6 (8) |
| Asian | 3 (4) |
| Malignancy type | |
| Non-small cell lung cancer | 32 (44) |
| Renal cell | 10 (14) |
| Sarcoma | 6 (8) |
| Colon | 4 (6) |
| Thyroid | 4 (6) |
| Melanoma | 3 (4) |
| Breast | 2 (3) |
| Head and neck | 1 (1) |
| Small cell | 1 (1) |
| Lymphoma | 1 (1) |
| Other solid tumor metastatic to the lung | 8 (11) |
| Smoking status | |
| Active smoker | 5 (7) |
| Ex-smoker | 44 (61) |
| Never smoker | 23 (32) |
| COPD | |
| Yes | 11 (15) |
| No | 61 (85) |
| Intraoperative findings at baseline | |
| Combined extrinsic and endoluminal tumor | 36 (50) |
| Endoluminal tumor | 28 (39) |
| Extrinsic compression only | 3 (4) |
| Other | 5 (7) |
| Indication was for hemoptysisa | |
| Yes | 26 (36) |
| No | 46 (64) |
| Indication was obstruction ≥ 50% preprocedurea | |
| Yes | 44 (61) |
| No | 28 (39) |
| Indication was obstruction < 50% preprocedurea | |
| Yes | 13 (18) |
| No | 59 (82) |
| Stent was placed in this patient | |
| Yes | 24 (33.3) |
| No | 48 (66.6) |
| Type of stent placedb (n = 29) | |
| Ultraflex (Boston Scientific) | 15 (52) |
| Aero (Merit Medical Systems, Inc) | 9 (31) |
| Dumon tube stent (Novatech) | 1 (3) |
| Silicone Y-stent (Novatech) | 3 (10) |
| Polyflex | 1 (3) |
| Degree of postprocedure airway obstruction | |
| 0%-49% | 66 (92) |
| 50%-100% | 6 (8) |
| Patients had more than one interventional procedure | |
| Yes | 21 (30) |
| No | 51 (70) |
| Preprocedure chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 50 (69) |
| No | 22 (31) |
| Preprocedure radiation therapy | |
| Yes | 38 (53) |
| No | 34 (47) |
| Postprocedure chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 43 (60) |
| No | 29 (40) |
| Postprocedure radiation therapy | |
| Yes | 29 (40) |
| No | 43 (60) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless indicated otherwise.
a
Patients could have more than one indication for intervention.
b
Patients could have more than one interventional procedure and/or more than one stent placed during a single procedure.