Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on lung cancer survival in England: an analysis of the rapid cancer registration dataset.

Early changes in lung cancer care can affect survival. Given the decrease in diagnosis during lockdowns, we calculated their impact on survival using National Lung Cancer Audit data. Percentage survival and HRs for death were compared between 2019 and lockdown periods of 2020. Decreased survival was observed from the first national lockdown onwards and within 90 days of diagnosis. HRs were highest for people diagnosed at the end of 2020 at 1.26 (95% CI 1.20 to 1.32) for death within 90 days and 1.51 (95% CI 1.42 to 1.60) for death between 91 and 270 days. Further work is needed on measures to mitigate this impact.
Competing Interests: Competing interests: DB reports grants from Cancer Research UK, personal fees from Roche, personal fees from Astra Zeneca, personal fees from MSD, personal fees from BMS, outside the submitted work. RH reports personal fees from Galapagos, outside the submitted work. NN is supported by an MRC Clinical Academic Research Partnership (MR/T02481X/1). NN has received fees or non-financial support from Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Lilly & Co, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Olympus, Oncimmune, OncLive, PeerVoice, Pfizer and Takeda, outside of the submitted work.
(© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)