NCCTGLungCancer_df: NCCTG Lung Cancer Data

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NCCTG Lung Cancer Data

Description

This dataset, NCCTGLungCancer_df, is a data frame containing data on survival in patients with advanced lung cancer from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). The data includes 228 observations and 10 variables related to clinical and performance score data for lung cancer patients.

Usage

data(NCCTGLungCancer_df)

Format

A data frame with 228 observations and 10 variables:

inst

Institution code (numeric).

time

Survival time in days (numeric).

status

Survival status: 1 = dead, 2 = alive (numeric).

age

Age of the patient (numeric).

sex

Sex of the patient: 1 = male, 2 = female (numeric).

ph.ecog

ECOG performance score (numeric).

ph.karno

Karnofsky performance score (numeric).

pat.karno

Patient's Karnofsky performance score (numeric).

meal.cal

Daily calorie intake (numeric).

wt.loss

Weight loss in kilograms (numeric).

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'NCCTGLungCancer_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the OncoDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix '_df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data taken from the nftbart package. Based on survival data from patients with advanced lung cancer from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). Performance scores rate how well the patient can perform usual daily activities.

OncoDataSets documentation built on April 3, 2025, 6:08 p.m.