2021
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Ipsilateral Lung Nodules
Li AX, Flores K, Canavan ME, Boffa DJ, Blasberg JD. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Ipsilateral Lung Nodules. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 113: 421-428. PMID: 33684345, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerDifferent ipsilateral lobeCell lung cancerAdditional tumor nodulesT4 non-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyIpsilateral lobeT4 diseaseTumor nodulesLung cancerT4 tumorsOverall survivalSurgical resectionIIIA non-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant multiagent chemotherapyResectable stage IINational Cancer DatabaseFurther prospective studiesLymph node metastasisMultiagent chemotherapyNode metastasisPrimary outcomeProspective studyPatient populationCancer Database
2019
Comparison of Survival Rates After a Combination of Local Treatment and Systemic Therapy vs Systemic Therapy Alone for Treatment of Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Uhlig J, Case MD, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Chiang A, Gettinger SN, Kim HS. Comparison of Survival Rates After a Combination of Local Treatment and Systemic Therapy vs Systemic Therapy Alone for Treatment of Stage IV Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e199702. PMID: 31433481, PMCID: PMC6707019, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantComparative Effectiveness ResearchDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsStage IV non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerPrimary tumor siteSuperior overall survivalSystemic therapySurgical resectionCell lung cancerExternal beam radiotherapyOverall survivalSurvival benefitLocal treatmentTumor siteTumor characteristicsLung cancerTreatment groupsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsOligometastatic non-small cell lung cancerStage IV squamous cell carcinomaSurvival rateCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsComparative effectiveness research studyCancer-specific factorsNational Cancer DatabaseStage IV disease
2011
Onconase mediated NFKβ downregulation in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Goparaju CM, Blasberg JD, Volinia S, Palatini J, Ivanov S, Donington JS, Croce C, Carbone M, Yang H, Pass HI. Onconase mediated NFKβ downregulation in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Oncogene 2011, 30: 2767-2777. PMID: 21317924, PMCID: PMC3118086, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDownstream targetsMiRNA mimicsCell linesCell proliferationSoft agar colony formationMPM cell linesMiRNA expression patternsAgar colony formationProtein translationABC transportersExpression patternsGene expressionReverse transcription-PCRSpecific microRNAsBcl-xLCertain miRNAsMiRNA expressionOnconaseFunctional assaysClosure assayFunctional implicationsMatrigel invasionColony formationCell apoptosisNuclear factor kappa B