Can smoking duration alone replace pack-years to predict the risk of smoking-related oncogenic mutations in non-small cell lung cancer? A cross-sectional study in Japan

• Masahiko Ando,
• Yoshihiko Taniguchi,
• Akihiro Tamiya,
• Akihide Matsumura,
• Koichi Ogawa,
• Yasuhiro Koh,
• Hiroyasu Kaneda,
• Motohiro Izumi,
• Yoshiya Matsumoto,
• Kenji Sawa,
• Mitsuru Fukui,
• Naoki Yoshimoto,
• Akihito Kubo,
• Shun-ichi Isa,
• Hideo Saka,
• Tomoya Kawaguchi

Affiliations

Masahiko Ando

6 Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

Yoshihiko Taniguchi

Internal Medicine, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan

Akihiro Tamiya

Internal Medicine, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan

Akihide Matsumura

4Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka, Japan

Koichi Ogawa

Respiratory Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Yasuhiro Koh

Third Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

Hiroyasu Kaneda

Clinical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Motohiro Izumi

Respiratory Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Yoshiya Matsumoto

Respiratory Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Kenji Sawa

Respiratory Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Mitsuru Fukui

Laboratory of Statistics, Osaka City University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Naoki Yoshimoto

Clinical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Akihito Kubo

Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan

Shun-ichi Isa

Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan

Hideo Saka

Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan

Tomoya Kawaguchi

Respiratory Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan