2023
Association of Wildfire Exposure While Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery With Overall Survival
Zhang D, Xi Y, Boffa D, Liu Y, Nogueira L. Association of Wildfire Exposure While Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery With Overall Survival. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 1214-1220. PMID: 37498574, PMCID: PMC10375383, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.2144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerOverall survivalWorse overall survivalLung cancerNSCLC surgeryCohort studyHazard ratioSurgical resectionNSCLC resectionLong-term overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseLung cancer surgeryLymph node involvementCell lung cancerHealth insurance typeHealth hazardsHospital dischargeNode involvementCancer surgeryStudy endTumor sizeCancer DatabaseInsurance typeHigh riskUnexposed individuals
2016
Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery. Lung Cancer 2016, 103: 75-81. PMID: 28024700, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleGuidelines as TopicHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePneumonectomyPostoperative PeriodRadiotherapySmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSurvival AnalysisConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerClinical stage ISmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapySurgical resectionPathologic upstagingStage IRadiation therapyNodal diseaseLung cancerPositive lymph node involvementNational Cancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsLymph node involvementProportion of patientsCurative intentNodal upstagingSCLC patientsUpstaged patientsAdjuvant therapyNode involvementIndependent predictorsInferior survivalT descriptor