2022
Surgical Management of Pneumothorax and Pleural Space Disease
Dhanasopon AP, Blasberg JD, Mase VJ. Surgical Management of Pneumothorax and Pleural Space Disease. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2022, 102: 413-427. PMID: 35671764, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Food and Drug Administration Approval and Disparities in Immunotherapy Use Among Patients With Cancer in the US
Ermer T, Canavan ME, Maduka RC, Li AX, Salazar MC, Kaminski MF, Pichert MD, Zhan PL, Mase V, Kluger H, Boffa DJ. Association Between Food and Drug Administration Approval and Disparities in Immunotherapy Use Among Patients With Cancer in the US. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2219535. PMID: 35771575, PMCID: PMC9247736, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerRenal cell carcinomaUse of immunotherapyFDA approvalImmunotherapy useCohort studyClinical trialsNovel therapiesStage IV non-small cell lung cancerMultivariable logistic regression modelingFirst checkpoint inhibitorCheckpoint inhibitor therapyNational Cancer DatabasePatients 20 yearsCell lung cancerSocioeconomic strataTreatment of patientsDrug Administration approvalLife-saving treatmentReceipt of immunotherapyLogistic regression modelingSocioeconomic characteristicsImmunotherapy administrationCheckpoint inhibitorsPatient characteristics
2021
Formal Military Civilian Affiliations Are a Template for Low Military Cardiothoracic Surgery Volume
DeBarros M, Jaklitsch M, Bueno R, Mase VJ. Formal Military Civilian Affiliations Are a Template for Low Military Cardiothoracic Surgery Volume. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 114: 621-624. PMID: 34597685, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research