Effect of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies on removal of indwelling pleural catheters in non-small cell lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusions.

Background: Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are a mainstay therapy for malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). Many patients treated with IPCs achieve pleurodesis. We aimed to identify the effect of systemic therapies for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on IPC removal in patients with associated MPEs.

Protocol for the Stather Canadian Outcomes Registry for Chest ProcedurEs (SCOPE).

Introduction: The Stather Canadian Outcomes registry for chest ProcedurEs (SCOPE registry) is a Canadian multicentre registry of chest procedures.

Methods And Analysis: The SCOPE registry is designed as a multicentre prospective database of specific bronchoscopic or other pulmonary procedures. Each procedure of interest will be associated with a registry module, and data capture designed to evaluate effectiveness of procedures on relevant patient outcomes.

Tobacco use and motivation to stop smoking among long-term smokers who are ineligible for lung cancer screening.

Background: The importance of smoking cessation interventions in lung cancer screening participants has been highlighted. This study aimed to describe the smoking habits of individuals who were ineligible for lung cancer screening and to investigate whether this encounter may represent an opportunity to reduce tobacco use.

Methods: Ever smokers between the ages of 55 and 80 and ≥1.