2017
Effectiveness of local therapy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Effectiveness of local therapy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians. Surgery 2017, 162: 640-651. PMID: 28697883, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapyRegistriesRisk AssessmentSecondary PreventionSurvival AnalysisConceptsCell lung cancerLocal therapyLung cancerStage IRelative survivalStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseBetter overall survivalBody radiation therapyOlder patientsOverall survivalPatient ageYounger patientsOverall mortalityPrimary outcomeCancer DatabaseTreatment outcomesTreatment decisionsRadiation therapyPatientsTherapyCancerNonagenariansTreatmentSurvival
2016
Lung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Lung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1121-1131. PMID: 27103511, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseYounger patientsOlder patientsLung cancerRelative survivalStage IAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerYears of ageAggressive therapyAggressive treatmentOverall survivalPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeTreatment patternsTumor characteristicsNSCLC casesPatientsStage IIIDetailed stagingSurvival informationOlder groupDistinct subsetsCancerAdjuvant Chemotherapy for T3 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Tumor Nodules in the Same Lobe
Salazar MC, Rosen JE, Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Tumor Nodules in the Same Lobe. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1090-1100. PMID: 27013407, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional tumor nodulesAdjuvant chemotherapyT3 tumorsSame lobeTumor nodulesPostoperative chemotherapyOverall survivalSurgical resectionSurvival advantageNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseNon-small cell lungAdditional pulmonary nodulesAdjuvant chemotherapy subgroupSurvival of patientsCell lung cancerSeparate tumor nodulesChemotherapy subgroupPrimary outcomeCell lungLung cancerChemotherapyCox modelRelative survivalPatients