Cohort study reveals biological and lung age assessments predict survival in older patients with early-stage NSCLC, suggesting personalized treatment strategies.
In this cohort study of older patients with early-stage NSCLC receiving SBRT, face age was an independent biomarker associated with survival and early mortality and complemented lung age. These noninvasive measures, obtainable from routine photographs and spirometry, may aid individualized risk stratification and treatment planning.
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