2013
Use of New Treatment Modalities for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Care in the Medicare Population
Vest MT, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Decker RH, Tanoue L, Michaud G, Kim AW, Detterbeck F, Morgensztern D, Gross CP. Use of New Treatment Modalities for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Care in the Medicare Population. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: 429-435. PMID: 23187634, PMCID: PMC3566996, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryProportion of patientsOlder patientsCancer careNon-small cell lung cancer careEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseLung cancer careCell lung cancerCurative local therapyNew treatment modalitiesOverall useNew surgical techniqueType of treatmentNew radiation modalitiesRadiation therapy modalitiesSurgical resectionCurative therapyLocal therapyMore patientsThoracoscopic surgeryMean age
2012
Thoroughness of Mediastinal Staging in Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Vest MT, Tanoue L, Soulos PR, Kim AW, Detterbeck F, Morgensztern D, Gross CP. Thoroughness of Mediastinal Staging in Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2012, 7: 188-195. PMID: 22134069, PMCID: PMC3253367, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318236ecbb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCohort StudiesComorbidityConfidence IntervalsGuideline AdherenceHumansLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesMediastinoscopyMediastinumMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPositron-Emission TomographySEER ProgramSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerInvasive stagingCell lung cancerMediastinal stagingLung cancerClinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseStage IIIA NSCLC patientsPositron emission tomography scanningPathologic lymph nodesIIIA NSCLC patientsMultivariable logistic regressionInvasive mediastinal stagingNSCLC patientsOlder patientsPatient characteristicsLymph nodesPatient factorsHistologic confirmationPractice patternsMedicare claimsMedicare beneficiariesPET scanning