2016
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Tumor Nodules in the Same Lobe
Salazar MC, Rosen JE, Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Tumor Nodules in the Same Lobe. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1090-1100. PMID: 27013407, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional tumor nodulesAdjuvant chemotherapyT3 tumorsSame lobeTumor nodulesPostoperative chemotherapyOverall survivalSurgical resectionSurvival advantageNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseNon-small cell lungAdditional pulmonary nodulesAdjuvant chemotherapy subgroupSurvival of patientsCell lung cancerSeparate tumor nodulesChemotherapy subgroupPrimary outcomeCell lungLung cancerChemotherapyCox modelRelative survivalPatients
2015
Gender, Age, and Comorbidity Status Predict Improved Survival with Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancers Larger than 4 cm
Sandler BJ, Wang Z, Hancock JG, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Gender, Age, and Comorbidity Status Predict Improved Survival with Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancers Larger than 4 cm. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 23: 638-645. PMID: 26474557, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4902-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPrognosisSex FactorsSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyNational Cancer Data BaseNon-small cell lungCharlson-Deyo scorePretreatment prognostic factorsCell lung cancerCD scoresGroup of womenGroup of menConclusionsAdjuvant chemotherapySurvival benefitT2 tumorsPrognostic factorsDistant metastasisWomen 65Cell lungLung cancerNSCLC tumorsImproved outcomesChemotherapySurgeryPatientsWomenSurvival