2003
Interobserver and intraobserver variability in measurement of non-small-cell carcinoma lung lesions: implications for assessment of tumor response.
Erasmus JJ, Gladish GW, Broemeling L, Sabloff BS, Truong MT, Herbst RS, Munden RF. Interobserver and intraobserver variability in measurement of non-small-cell carcinoma lung lesions: implications for assessment of tumor response. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 2574-82. PMID: 12829678, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.01.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor sizeTumor responseLung tumorsSerial measurementsComputed tomographyWorld Health Organization criteriaResponse Evaluation CriteriaLung tumor sizeProgressive diseaseWHO criteriaOrganization criteriaLung lesionsSolid malignanciesStudy groupCT scanSolid tumorsIrregular tumorTumorsThoracic radiologistsResponse criteriaSignificant differencesPatientsInterobserver measurementsUnidimensional measurementBD measurements
2002
Randomized phase III study of chemoradiation with or without amifostine for patients with favorable performance status inoperable stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: Preliminary results
Komaki R, Lee J, Kaplan B, Allen P, Kelly J, Liao Z, Stevens C, Fossella F, Zinner R, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Khuri F, Glisson B, Pisters K, Kurie J, Herbst R, Milas L, Ro J, Thames H, Hong W, Cox J. Randomized phase III study of chemoradiation with or without amifostine for patients with favorable performance status inoperable stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: Preliminary results. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2002, 12: 46-49. PMID: 11917284, DOI: 10.1053/srao.2002.31363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerThoracic radiation therapyInoperable stage IICell lung cancerSevere esophagitisArm 2Arm 1Lung cancerDay 1Randomized phase III studyStage IIPhase III studyGy/fractionMedian survival timeLong-term efficacyOral etoposideAcute pneumonitisConcurrent chemoradiotherapyIII studyTumor characteristicsPulmonary toxicityStudy groupRadiation therapyDay 29Survival time