2015
Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Incompletely Resected Stage II and III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Wang EH, Corso CD, Rutter CE, Park HS, Chen AB, Kim AW, Wilson LD, Decker RH, Yu JB. Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Incompletely Resected Stage II and III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 2727-2734. PMID: 26101240, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.1517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm, ResidualPneumonectomyRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRegistriesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsUse of PORTPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalNodal stageStage IIMultivariable analysisPatient populationLung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerOverall American Joint CommitteeNational Cancer Data BaseImproved overall survivalLower nodal stagePostoperative radiation therapyPositive surgical marginsAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer stage IICell lung cancerProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regressionClinicopathologic covariatesChemotherapy receiptPerioperative mortalityOnly patientsSuch patients
2008
Advances in Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer
Decker R, Wilson L. Advances in Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2008, 29: 285-290. PMID: 18506666, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerAggressive local therapyEarly lung tumorsProphylactic cranial irradiationPositron emission tomographic imagingDefinitive treatment optionCell lung cancerRole of radiosurgeryOngoing clinical investigationsEmission tomographic imagingNormal tissue toxicityCranial irradiationPalliative therapyPostoperative radiationLocal therapyLung irradiationAdvanced tumorsTreatment optionsCancer helpLung tumorsRadiation therapyClinical investigationRadiation treatment planningTissue toxicityTherapy