Real-world survival patterns and multimodal therapy utilization in small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study in a Chinese countryside hospital.

Front Oncol · 2025 · PMC12588810 · PMID 41199852

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marginally significantP = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Comparative analysis indicated a marginally significant prolongation of first-line PFS in irradiated patients compared to non-irradiated patients (16.1 months vs. 7.8 months; P = 0.06) ( Figure 6A ).

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near-significantno p-value reported

16.1 months) with near-significant trends (HR≈0.5).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Although this difference appeared clinically meaningful, it did not reach statistical significance.

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