2023
Association Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform
Zhan P, Canavan M, Ermer T, Pichert M, Li A, Maduka R, Udelsman B, Nemeth A, Boffa D. Association Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 4180-4191. PMID: 36869917, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13287-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV gastric cancerNonregional lymph nodesMultivariable Cox modelLymph nodesGastric cancerMetastatic patternCox modelStage IV gastric cancer patientsBetter median survivalNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyStage IV patientsKaplan-Meier curvesGastric cancer patientsPropensity score-matched sampleSingle organYears of ageDistant diseaseCohort studyIV patientsMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseMost patientsBetter prognosisSystemic organs
2021
Randomized Phase II Study of PET Response–Adapted Combined Modality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: Mature Results of the CALGB 80803 (Alliance) Trial
Goodman KA, Ou FS, Hall NC, Bekaii-Saab T, Fruth B, Twohy E, Meyers MO, Boffa DJ, Mitchell K, Frankel WL, Niedzwiecki D, Noonan A, Janjigian YY, Thurmes PJ, Venook AP, Meyerhardt JA, O'Reilly EM, Ilson DH. Randomized Phase II Study of PET Response–Adapted Combined Modality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: Mature Results of the CALGB 80803 (Alliance) Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 2803-2815. PMID: 34077237, PMCID: PMC8407649, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.03611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinChemoradiotherapyCombined Modality TherapyEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18FluorouracilFollow-Up StudiesHumansLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedOxaliplatinPositron-Emission TomographyPrognosisRadiopharmaceuticalsSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsPositron emission tomographyRepeat positron emission tomographyPET respondersEsophagogastric junction adenocarcinomaStandardized uptake valueInduction FOLFOXPET nonrespondersPCR rateOverall survivalJunction adenocarcinomaPathologic complete response rateRandomized phase II studyBaseline positron emission tomographyMaximum standardized uptake valueInduction chemotherapy regimenComplete response rateEarly response assessmentMedian overall survivalPhase II studyPrimary end pointCombined modality therapySame chemotherapyChemotherapy regimenEligible patientsII study
2019
Digital Inference of Immune Microenvironment Reveals Low-Risk Subtype of Early Lung Adenocarcinoma
Kurbatov V, Balayev A, Saffarzadeh A, Heller DR, Boffa DJ, Blasberg JD, Lu J, Khan SA. Digital Inference of Immune Microenvironment Reveals Low-Risk Subtype of Early Lung Adenocarcinoma. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 343-349. PMID: 31568747, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansImmunotherapyKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTumor immune microenvironmentImmune microenvironmentLung adenocarcinomaOverall survivalRisk groupsMast cellsCox proportional hazard modelingEarly-stage lung adenocarcinomaLow-risk subtypesKaplan-Meier analysisPathological staging systemProportional hazard modelingImproved clinical outcomesCancer immune microenvironmentImmune cell typesEarly lung adenocarcinomaActivation stateClinical outcomesValidation cohortMacrophage contentStaging systemMultivariable modelCIBERSORT analysisPatientsClinical decision
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 systemCohortCliniciansRole of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall
Gao SJ, Corso CD, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Kim AW. Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall. Clinical Lung Cancer 2016, 18: 169-177.e4. PMID: 27890561, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyUnderwent surgeryChemoradiation therapyChest wall resectionRadiation therapyMargin statusTumor sizeLung cancerWall resectionNode-negative lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards modelMargin-positive patientsChest wall invasionCell lung cancerLog-rank testStage IIB tumorsProportional hazards modelAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant treatmentOverall survivalMultivariable analysisIIB tumors