Sublobar Resection: A Movement from the Lung Cancer Study Group
Blasberg JD, Pass HI, Donington JS. Sublobar Resection: A Movement from the Lung Cancer Study Group. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 1583-1593. PMID: 20879185, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181e77604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerSublobar resectionStage IA non-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerMulti-institutional phase III trialLung Cancer Study GroupPostoperative lung functionSingle-institution trialLung cancer resectionCancer Study GroupHigh-risk patientsPhase III trialsEarly-stage diseaseInvasive surgical resectionCell lung cancerHigh-risk individualsMultislice computer tomographyRate of survivalPerioperative morbidityIII trialsSurgical resectionCancer resectionLung functionOncologic effectivenessRecurrence rateRobotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Blasberg JD, Belsley SJ, Schwartz GS, Evans A, Wernick I, Ashton RC, Bhora FY, Connery CP. Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 360-367. PMID: 20103299, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRoboticsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerPlanning target volumeSublobar resectionLung cancerPrescription doseStage IA non-small cell lung cancerTarget volumeT1 non-small cell lung cancerSublobar lung resectionPatients 5 yearsSite of recurrenceIncidence of recurrenceComputed tomography scanBrachytherapy seed placementDa Vinci systemConventional lobectomyPerioperative mortalityLocoregional recurrenceLung resectionSelect patientsLimited resectionResection marginsTumor size