2015
Bolstering the Case for Lobectomy in Stages I, II, and IIIA Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the National Cancer Data Base
Combs SE, Hancock JG, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Bolstering the Case for Lobectomy in Stages I, II, and IIIA Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 316-323. PMID: 25319182, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseSurgical resectionStage ISCLC patientsSublobar resectionOverall survivalLung cancerIIIA small cell lung cancerFive-year overall survivalAddition of surgeryClinical stage IPatient underwent surgeryPrimary surgical resectionKaplan-Meier methodLikelihood of deathCurative intentComorbidity scoreUnderwent surgeryChemoradiation therapyHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseMultimodality treatmentSelect patientsTreatment regimen
2013
Special Treatment Issues in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Kozower BD, Larner JM, Detterbeck FC, Jones DR. Special Treatment Issues in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: e369s-e399s. PMID: 23649447, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond primary lung cancerChest wall involvementPrimary lung cancerLung cancerSurgical resectionPancoast tumorWall involvementAmerican CollegeChest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice GuidelinesMetachronous second primary lung cancerEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesNon-small cell lung cancer diagnosisNon-small cell lung cancerLonger disease-free intervalCell lung cancer diagnosisIpsilateral different lobeMediastinal node involvementN2 nodal diseaseSpecial clinical casesThoracic Oncology NetworkAggressive surgical approachDisease-free intervalPrimary surgical resectionExperienced multidisciplinary teamLarge prospective studies