2014
Management of Clinical Stage IIIA Primary Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database
Hancock J, Rosen J, Moreno A, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Management of Clinical Stage IIIA Primary Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 424-432. PMID: 24929895, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseClinical stagingMediastinal stagingLung cancerCancer DatabaseClinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerTreatment approachesMediastinal lymph node diseaseMediastinal lymph node metastasisClinical N2 statusTreatment-naïve patientsLymph node diseasePrimary lung cancerUse of surgeryIIIA NSCLC patientsLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerOptimal treatment approachCommon treatment approachNaïve patientsUntreated patientsMediastinal lymph
2012
American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Consensus Statement for Evaluation and Management for High-Risk Patients With Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Donington J, Ferguson M, Mazzone P, Handy J, Schuchert M, Fernando H, Loo B, Lanuti M, de Hoyos A, Detterbeck F, Pennathur A, Howington J, Landreneau R, Silvestri G, Surgeons F. American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Consensus Statement for Evaluation and Management for High-Risk Patients With Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2012, 142: 1620-1635. PMID: 23208335, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerChest PhysiciansTreatment optionsLung cancerAmerican CollegeStereotactic body radiation therapySevere medical comorbiditiesThoracic Oncology NetworkAlternative treatment optionMore indolent tumorsBody radiation therapyRisk-benefit decisionsInterventional riskMedical comorbiditiesNonoperative therapyRespiratory failureInvolved lobeMediastinal lymphProcedural morbidityRegional recurrenceSublobar resectionRadiographic staging