2019
Quantitative FDG PET/CT may help risk-stratify early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients at risk for recurrence following anatomic resection
Harmon S, Seder CW, Chen S, Traynor A, Jeraj R, Blasberg JD. Quantitative FDG PET/CT may help risk-stratify early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients at risk for recurrence following anatomic resection. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2019, 11: 1106-1116. PMID: 31179052, PMCID: PMC6531752, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNon-small cell lung cancer patientsStandardized uptake valueCell lung cancer patientsEarly-stage NSCLCLung cancer patientsDisease recurrenceAnatomic resectionOverall survivalCancer patientsF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomographyEarly stage non-small cell lung cancer patientsStage I/II NSCLC patientsPositron emission tomography/computerized tomographyCox proportional hazards regressionFDG PET/CTTomography/computerized tomographyQuantitative FDG-PET/CTPathologic node statusYears of resectionPreoperative risk factorsHigh-risk patientsSignificant univariate predictorsPrimary tumor volume
2018
Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1469-1475. PMID: 29501644, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismHospital dischargeOperative timeRisk factorsPostdischarge prophylaxisVTE eventsMultivariable analysisLung cancerNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseExtended VTE prophylaxisLung cancer resectionImprovement Program databaseShorter operative timeLengthy resectionsVTE prophylaxisAnatomic resectionClinical characteristicsInvasive resectionLung resectionOlder patientsOpen resectionCancer resectionIndependent predictors
2011
Management of Early Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Donington JS, Blasberg JD. Management of Early Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2011, 22: 55-65. PMID: 22108689, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerLung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerPeri-procedural morbidityOperable lung cancerType of resectionRefinement of indicationsAnatomic resectionMediastinal lymphSublobar resectionOncologic efficacyTreatment optionsPreferred treatmentResectionPatientsCancerTreatmentLobectomyLymphMorbidityMortality