2024
The Proposed Ninth Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer
Detterbeck F, Woodard G, Bader A, Dacic S, Grant M, Park H, Tanoue L. The Proposed Ninth Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2024, 166: 882-895. PMID: 38885896, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends and predictors of Quality of Life in lung cancer survivors
Bade B, Zhao J, Li F, Tanoue L, Lazowski H, Alfano C, Silvestri G, Irwin M. Trends and predictors of Quality of Life in lung cancer survivors. Lung Cancer 2024, 191: 107793. PMID: 38640687, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - LungNon-small cell lung cancerHR-QOL scoresLung cancer survivorsHR-QOLAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerQuality of lifeCancer survivorsPhysical activityCell lung cancerEarly-stage diseasePredictors of quality of lifeHealth-related quality of lifeFollow-upHealth-related qualityHealthy weight maintenancePerformance statusAdvanced-stage non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerClinical significanceAssociated with older ageDiagnosed NSCLCTreatment-related side effects
2023
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening Processes in a Northeast Tertiary Health Care Network
Udelsman B, Detterbeck F, Tanoue L, Mase V, Boffa D, Blasberg J, Dhanasopon A, Ely S, Mazzarelli L, Bader A, Woodard G. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening Processes in a Northeast Tertiary Health Care Network. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2023, 48: 222-225. PMID: 37832536, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care networkLung cancer screening processLung cancer screening programsCare networkCancer screening programsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicComputed tomography scanCOVID-19 hospitalizationCOVID-19 surgeCancer screening processDisease 2019 pandemicLung cancer diagnosisHealth care systemAverage hospitalizationRadiology databaseLung cancerTomography scanScreening programCare systemCancer diagnosisMonthsHospitalizationCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicPandemic
2022
Standardizing the Reporting of Incidental, Non-Lung Cancer (Category S) Findings Identified on Lung Cancer Screening Low-Dose CT Imaging
Tanoue LT, Sather P, Cortopassi I, Dicks D, Curtis A, Michaud G, Bader A, Gange C, Detterbeck F, Killam J. Standardizing the Reporting of Incidental, Non-Lung Cancer (Category S) Findings Identified on Lung Cancer Screening Low-Dose CT Imaging. CHEST Journal 2022, 161: 1697-1706. PMID: 35032477, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.662.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsLung cancer screeningCancer screeningIncidental findingAmerican CollegeLung cancer screening studyLung CT Screening ReportingRelevant specialty societiesLung nodulesCancer screening studyLow-dose CT scansPreventive health maintenanceStandardization of reportingLung cancerS findingsCancer findingsPatient distressLDCT scansCT scanPositive findingsHealth maintenanceCT imagingStandardized reportingSpecialty societiesScreening studyPotential harm
2021
Women and Lung Cancer
Tanoue LT. Women and Lung Cancer. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2021, 42: 467-482. PMID: 34353452, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“Randomized trial of physical activity on quality of life and lung cancer biomarkers in patients with advanced stage lung cancer: a pilot study”
Bade BC, Gan G, Li F, Lu L, Tanoue L, Silvestri GA, Irwin ML. “Randomized trial of physical activity on quality of life and lung cancer biomarkers in patients with advanced stage lung cancer: a pilot study”. BMC Cancer 2021, 21: 352. PMID: 33794808, PMCID: PMC8015735, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08084-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced-stage lung cancerStage lung cancerUsual carePhysical activityIntervention groupQuality of lifeLung cancerEligible patientsStage III/IV non-small cell lung cancerLow baseline physical activityHome-based physical activityAdvanced stage diseaseSoluble PD-1Stage IV adenocarcinomaBaseline physical activityMinority of patientsCell lung cancerPatient-reported outcomesEffects of exerciseRole functioning domainsLung cancer biologyAspects of QoL.Mobile health interventionsCancer biomarkers
2020
A 62-Year-Old Woman With Lung Cancer, Ulcerating Rash, and Rapidly Progressive Hypoxemia
Kunitomo Y, Young G, Datta R, Korn LL, Tanoue L, Gautam S. A 62-Year-Old Woman With Lung Cancer, Ulcerating Rash, and Rapidly Progressive Hypoxemia. CHEST Journal 2020, 158: e191-e196. PMID: 33036118, PMCID: PMC7533682, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesLung Cancer Staging
Tanoue LT. Lung Cancer Staging. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2020, 41: 161-174. PMID: 32402353, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2020.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomic stagingStaging systemLung cancerAnatomic staging systemMultiple pulmonary sitesEvaluation of patientsExtent of diseaseLung cancer stagingMetastatic diseaseSurvival outcomesImmunologic informationPulmonary sitesPrimary tumorRegional nodesCancer stagingAppropriate careTNM componentsStagingCancerDiseasePatientsPrognosisTumorsEnvironment-level factorsCareManagement of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic CHEST Expert Panel Report
Mazzone PJ, Gould MK, Arenberg DA, Chen AC, Choi HK, Detterbeck FC, Farjah F, Fong KM, Iaccarino JM, Janes SM, Kanne JP, Kazerooni EA, MacMahon H, Naidich DP, Powell CA, Raoof S, Rivera MP, Tanner NT, Tanoue LK, Tremblay A, Vachani A, White CS, Wiener RS, Silvestri GA. Management of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic CHEST Expert Panel Report. CHEST Journal 2020, 158: 406-415. PMID: 32335067, PMCID: PMC7177089, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningStage I non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerCancer screeningLung nodule evaluationConsensus statementLung nodulesLung cancerClinical stage I non-small cell lung cancerNodule evaluationAnnual lung cancer screeningHigh-risk lung nodulesLung cancer screening programsCHEST Expert Panel ReportCurrent guideline recommendationsCancer screening programsPatient-related factorsCommon clinical scenariosCoronavirus disease 2019Balance of benefitsIndividual patient careCOVID-19 pandemicExpert Panel ReportPotential exposureManagement of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic CHEST Expert Panel Report
Mazzone PJ, Gould MK, Arenberg DA, Chen AC, Choi HK, Detterbeck FC, Farjah F, Fong KM, Iaccarino JM, Janes SM, Kanne JP, Kazerooni EA, MacMahon H, Naidich DP, Powell CA, Raoof S, Rivera MP, Tanner NT, Tanoue LK, Tremblay A, Vachani A, White CS, Wiener RS, Silvestri GA. Management of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic CHEST Expert Panel Report. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2020, 17: 845-854. PMID: 32485147, PMCID: PMC7177099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningCell lung cancerCancer screeningLung nodule evaluationConsensus statementLung nodulesLung cancerStage INodule evaluationAnnual lung cancer screeningHigh-risk lung nodulesLung cancer screening programsClinical stage ICHEST Expert Panel ReportCurrent guideline recommendationsCancer screening programsPatient-related factorsCommon clinical scenariosCoronavirus disease 2019Balance of benefitsIndividual patient careCOVID-19 pandemicExpert Panel ReportPotential exposureGuideline recommendationsManagement of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic: CHEST Expert Panel Report
Mazzone PJ, Gould MK, Arenberg DA, Chen AC, Choi HK, Detterbeck FC, Farjah F, Fong KM, Iaccarino JM, Janes SM, Kanne JP, Kazerooni EA, MacMahon H, Naidich DP, Powell CA, Raoof S, Rivera MP, Tanner NT, Tanoue LK, Tremblay A, Vachani A, White CS, Wiener RS, Silvestri GA. Management of Lung Nodules and Lung Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic: CHEST Expert Panel Report. Radiology Imaging Cancer 2020, 2: e204013. PMID: 33778716, PMCID: PMC7233408, DOI: 10.1148/rycan.2020204013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningStage I non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerCancer screeningLung nodule evaluationConsensus statementLung nodulesLung cancerClinical stage I non-small cell lung cancerNodule evaluationAnnual lung cancer screeningHigh-risk lung nodulesLung cancer screening programsCurrent guideline recommendationsCancer screening programsPatient-related factorsCommon clinical scenariosCoronavirus disease 2019Balance of benefitsIndividual patient careCOVID-19 pandemicPotential exposureGuideline recommendationsSurveillance imagingLessons for Precision Medicine from Lung Cancer
Bade B, Foley F, Tanoue L. Lessons for Precision Medicine from Lung Cancer. Respiratory Medicine 2020, 201-223. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31507-8_14.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Incorporating Coexisting Chronic Illness into Decisions about Patient Selection for Lung Cancer Screening. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement
Rivera MP, Tanner NT, Silvestri GA, Detterbeck FC, Tammemägi MC, Young RP, Slatore CG, Caverly TJ, Boyd CM, Braithwaite D, Fathi JT, Gould MK, Iaccarino JM, Malkoski SP, Mazzone PJ, Tanoue LT, Schoenborn NL, Zulueta JJ, Wiener RS. Incorporating Coexisting Chronic Illness into Decisions about Patient Selection for Lung Cancer Screening. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2018, 198: e3-e13. PMID: 30004250, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201805-0986st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningRisk of deathPatient selectionChronic illnessCancer screeningLung cancerOfficial American Thoracic Society Research StatementHarms of LCSImplementation of LCSScreen-detected lung cancersChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRisk of comorbiditiesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEffect of comorbidityLung cancer deathsTreatment-related harmsLung cancer riskBalance of benefitsPulmonary diseaseCancer deathBaseline riskCancer riskComorbiditiesHealthy individualsInternational cliniciansChapter 16 Reflections on the Present and Future State of Lung Cancer Research and Management
Detterbeck F, Tanoue L. Chapter 16 Reflections on the Present and Future State of Lung Cancer Research and Management. 2018, 243-249. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-48565-4.00016-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStereotactic body radiotherapyLung cancer researchCancer cell growthNew trial designsSurgical resectionUnresectable tumorsCurative treatmentBody radiotherapyLung cancerTobacco addictionTrial designSmall cohortBiologic driversResearch endpointsMinimal toxicityEarly detectionInvasive surgeryTumor's abilityTreatmentRadiotherapyCancer researchCell growthNew optionsMajor advancesMinor events
2016
The Eighth Edition Lung Cancer Stage Classification
Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW, Tanoue LT. The Eighth Edition Lung Cancer Stage Classification. CHEST Journal 2016, 151: 193-203. PMID: 27780786, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer stage classificationCancer stage classificationCohort of patientsAnatomic extentContemporary patientsLung cancerClinical studiesStage classificationEighth editionSpecific patientPatientsInternal validationCancerStage classification systemMultiple assessmentsClassification systemCohortCliniciansSurveillance Practice Patterns after Curative Intent Therapy for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the Medicare Population
Erb CT, Su KW, Soulos PR, Tanoue LT, Gross CP. Surveillance Practice Patterns after Curative Intent Therapy for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the Medicare Population. Lung Cancer 2016, 99: 200-207. PMID: 27565940, PMCID: PMC5003420, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerCurative-intent therapyCell lung cancerLung cancerPractice patternsMedicare populationEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerPositron emission tomography scanRoutine imaging surveillanceSpecialty society recommendationsPercent of patientsEmission tomography scanEvidence-based guidelinesRecent practice patternsMore comorbiditiesGuideline adherenceImaging surveillanceProvider factorsSociety guidelinesSurveillance guidelinesSurveillance imagingPrimary carePrimary treatmentLung cancer screening
Tanoue LT. Lung cancer screening. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2016, 22: 327-335. PMID: 27159896, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningLow-dose chestCancer screeningUS Preventive Services Task ForceNational Lung Screening TrialFuture screening practicesLung cancer mortalityHigh-risk individualsIndividualized risk assessmentTobacco treatmentCancer mortalityFalse-positive resultsLung cancerPositive screenChest radiographyScreening practicesInvasive testingScreening TrialLung cancer biomarkersMultidisciplinary programHigh false positive ratePotential harmOngoing studiesChestRelative reductionThe IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Background Data and Proposals for the Application of TNM Staging Rules to Lung Cancer Presenting as Multiple Nodules with Ground Glass or Lepidic Features or a Pneumonic Type of Involvement in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification
Detterbeck FC, Marom EM, Arenberg DA, Franklin WA, Nicholson AG, Travis WD, Girard N, Mazzone PJ, Donington JS, Tanoue LT, Rusch VW, Asamura H, Rami-Porta R, Committee I, Goldstraw P, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Ball D, Beer D, Beyruti R, Bolejack V, Chansky K, Crowley J, Detterbeck F, Eberhardt W, Edwards J, Galateau-Sallé F, Giroux D, Gleeson F, Groome P, Huang J, Kennedy C, Kim J, Kim Y, Kingsbury L, Kondo H, Krasnik M, Kubota K, Lerut A, Lyons G, Marino M, Marom E, van Meerbeeck J, Mitchell A, Nakano T, Nicholson A, Nowak A, Peake M, Rice T, Rosenzweig K, Ruffini E, Rusch V, Saijo N, Van Schil P, Sculier J, Shemanski L, Stratton K, Suzuki K, Tachimori Y, Thomas C, Travis W, Tsao M, Turrisi A, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Boards A, Baas P, Erasmus J, Hasegawa S, Inai K, Kernstine K, Kindler H, Krug L, Nackaerts K, Pass H, Rice D, Falkson C, Filosso P, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Okumura M, Blackstone E, Workgroup M, Flieder D, Godoy M, Goo J, Goodman L, Jett J, de Leyn P, Marchevsky A, MacMahon H, Naidich D, Okada M, Perlman M, Powell C, van Schil P, Warth A. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Background Data and Proposals for the Application of TNM Staging Rules to Lung Cancer Presenting as Multiple Nodules with Ground Glass or Lepidic Features or a Pneumonic Type of Involvement in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 666-680. PMID: 26940527, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.12.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForthcoming Eighth EditionTNM classificationLung cancerT categoryM categoryMultiple ground-glass nodulesEighth editionIASLC Lung Cancer Staging ProjectLung Cancer Staging ProjectIpsilateral different lobeLung Cancer PresentingLung cancer stagingNumber of tumorsGround-glass componentApplication of tumorGround-glass nodulesPrognostic Factors CommitteePneumonic typeExtrathoracic metastasesDistant metastasisMultiple nodulesWorse prognosisMetastasis classificationMultifocal natureLepidic componentThe IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Background Data and Proposals for the Classification of Lung Cancer with Separate Tumor Nodules in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Bolejack V, Arenberg DA, Crowley J, Donington JS, Franklin WA, Girard N, Marom EM, Mazzone PJ, Nicholson AG, Rusch VW, Tanoue LT, Travis WD, Asamura H, Rami-Porta R, Committee I, Goldstraw P, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Ball D, Beer D, Beyruti R, Bolejack V, Chansky K, Crowley J, Detterbeck F, Eberhardt W, Edwards J, Galateau-Sallé F, Giroux D, Gleeson F, Groome P, Huang J, Kennedy C, Kim J, Kim Y, Kingsbury L, Kondo H, Krasnik M, Kubota K, Lerut A, Lyons G, Marino M, Marom E, van Meerbeeck J, Mitchell A, Nakano T, Nicholson A, Nowak A, Peake M, Rice T, Rosenzweig K, Ruffini E, Rusch V, Saijo N, Van Schil P, Sculier J, Shemanski L, Stratton K, Suzuki K, Tachimori Y, Thomas C, Travis W, Tsao M, Turrisi A, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Boards A, Baas P, Erasmus J, Hasegawa S, Inai K, Kernstine K, Kindler H, Krug L, Nackaerts K, Pass H, Rice D, Falkson C, Filosso P, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Okumura M, Blackstone E, Workgroup M, Flieder D, Godoy M, Goo J, Goodman L, Jett J, de Leyn P, Marchevsky A, MacMahon H, Naidich D, Okada M, Perlman M, Powell C, van Schil P, Warth A, Institutions P, Cavaco F, Barrera E, Arca J, Lamelas I, Obrer A, Jorge R, Ball D, Bascom G, Orozco A, Castro M, Blum M, Chimondeguy D, Cvijanovic V, Defranchi S, de Olaiz Navarro B, Campuzano I, Vidueira I, Araujo E, García F, Fong K, Corral G, González S, Gilart J, Arangüena L, Barajas S, Girard P, Goksel T, Budiño M, Casaurrán G, Blanco J, Hernández J, Rodríguez H, Collantes J, Heras M, Elena J, Jakobsen E, Kostas S, Atance P, Ares A, Liao M, Losanovscky M, Lyons G, Magaroles R, De Esteban Júlvez L, Gorospe M, McCaughan B, Kennedy C, Íñiguez R, Sorribes L, Gozalo S, de Arriba C, Delgado M, Alarcón J, Cuesta J, Park J, Pass H, Fernández M, Rosenberg M, Ruffini E, Rusch V, de Cos Escuín J, Vinuesa A, Mitjans M, Strand T, Subotic D, Swisher S, Terra R, Thomas C, Tournoy K, Van Schil P, Velasquez M, Wu Y, Yokoi K. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Background Data and Proposals for the Classification of Lung Cancer with Separate Tumor Nodules in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 681-692. PMID: 26940530, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.12.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeparate tumor nodulesPrimary lung cancerLung cancerTumor nodulesEighth editionTNM classificationSurvival differencesSecond primary lung cancerIASLC Lung Cancer Staging ProjectLung Cancer Staging ProjectForthcoming Eighth EditionSame histologic appearanceProportion of patientsSurvival of patientsLung cancer databaseT3 tumorsT4 tumorsIndex tumorCancer DatabaseSuch tumorsHistologic appearanceAnatomic classificationPatientsTumorsCancerThe IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Summary of Proposals for Revisions of the Classification of Lung Cancers with Multiple Pulmonary Sites of Involvement in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification
Detterbeck FC, Nicholson AG, Franklin WA, Marom EM, Travis WD, Girard N, Arenberg DA, Bolejack V, Donington JS, Mazzone PJ, Tanoue LT, Rusch VW, Crowley J, Asamura H, Rami-Porta R, Committee I, Goldstraw P, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Ball D, Beer D, Beyruti R, Bolejack V, Chansky K, Crowley J, Detterbeck F, Eberhardt W, Edwards J, Galateau-Sallé F, Giroux D, Gleeson F, Groome P, Huang J, Kennedy C, Kim J, Kim Y, Kingsbury L, Kondo H, Krasnik M, Kubota K, Lerut A, Lyons G, Marino M, Marom E, van Meerbeeck J, Mitchell A, Nakano T, Nicholson A, Nowak A, Peake M, Rice T, Rosenzweig K, Ruffini E, Rusch V, Saijo N, Van Schil P, Sculier J, Shemanski L, Stratton K, Suzuki K, Tachimori Y, Thomas C, Travis W, Tsao M, Turrisi A, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Boards A, Baas P, Erasmus J, Hasegawa S, Inai K, Kernstine K, Kindler H, Krug L, Nackaerts K, Pass H, Rice D, Falkson C, Filosso P, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Okumura M, Blackstone E, Workgroup M, Flieder D, Godoy M, Goo J, Goodman L, Jett J, de Leyn P, Marchevsky A, MacMahon H, Naidich D, Okada M, Perlman M, Powell C, van Schil P, Warth A, Institutions P, Cavaco F, Barrera E, Arca J, Lamelas I, Obrer A, Jorge R, Ball D, Bascom G, Orozco A, Castro M, Blum M, Chimondeguy D, Cvijanovic V, Defranchi S, de Olaiz Navarro B, Campuzano I, Vidueira I, Araujo E, García F, Fong K, Corral G, González S, Gilart J, Arangüena L, Barajas S, Girard P, Goksel T, Budiño M, Casaurrán G, Blanco J, Hernández J, Rodríguez H, Collantes J, Heras M, Elena J, Jakobsen E, Kostas S, Atance P, Ares A, Liao M, Losanovscky M, Lyons G, Magaroles R, De Esteban Júlvez L, Gorospe M, McCaughan B, Kennedy C, Íñiguez R, Sorribes L, Gozalo S, de Arriba C, Delgado M, Alarcón J, Cuesta J, Park J, Pass H, Fernández M, Rosenberg M, Ruffini E, Rusch V, de Cos Escuín J, Vinuesa A, Mitjans M, Strand T, Subotic D, Swisher S, Terra R, Thomas C, Tournoy K, Van Schil P, Velasquez M, Wu Y, Yokoi K. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Summary of Proposals for Revisions of the Classification of Lung Cancers with Multiple Pulmonary Sites of Involvement in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 639-650. PMID: 26940528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple pulmonary sitesLung cancerPulmonary sitesM categoryTNM classificationSecond primary lung cancerEighth editionIASLC Lung Cancer Staging ProjectLung Cancer Staging ProjectForthcoming Eighth EditionSame histologic typePrimary lung cancerLung cancer stagingLung cancer databaseSeparate tumor nodulesArea of involvementPatterns of diseasePrognostic Factors CommitteeClinical presentationHistologic typePathologic correlatesMetastasis classificationOptimal treatmentT categoryCancer Database