2019
Quality Versus Quantity
Chiu AS, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Herrin J, Kim CH, Salazar MC, Monsalve AF, Jean RA, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Gross CP, Boffa DJ. Quality Versus Quantity. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29697446, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer surgerySafe hospitalComplex oncologic surgeryPotential mortality reductionNational Cancer DatabaseHigh-volume hospitalsHospital quality measuresSurgical mortalityPrimary cancerHospital rating systemsOncologic surgeryCancer DatabaseMortality reductionSurgical volumeHospital safetyPatient realignmentPatientsHospitalSurgeryMeaningful reductionPublic reportingMortalityRSMRCancer
2018
Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Narayan R, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1052-1062.e15. PMID: 29574177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseRobotic lobectomyLung cancerCancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched analysisThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyExperienced hospitalsOverall conversion ratePerioperative morbidityPrimary outcomePatient selectionAttendant sequelaeOpen procedureLobectomyAssisted LobectomyHigh mortalityHospitalPatientsMortalityIndividual hospitalsRate of conversionSignificant differencesYears of experienceOutcomesTiming and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1469-1475. PMID: 29501644, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismHospital dischargeOperative timeRisk factorsPostdischarge prophylaxisVTE eventsMultivariable analysisLung cancerNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseExtended VTE prophylaxisLung cancer resectionImprovement Program databaseShorter operative timeLengthy resectionsVTE prophylaxisAnatomic resectionClinical characteristicsInvasive resectionLung resectionOlder patientsOpen resectionCancer resectionIndependent predictors
2017
Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Thymic Malignancies: An Examination of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Retrospective Database
Padda SK, Yao X, Antonicelli A, Riess JW, Shang Y, Shrager JB, Korst R, Detterbeck F, Huang J, Burt BM, Wakelee HA, Badve SS. Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Thymic Malignancies: An Examination of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Retrospective Database. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2017, 13: 436-446. PMID: 29191778, PMCID: PMC5983900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.11.118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic epithelial tumorsIndependent prognostic factorOverall survivalPrognostic factorsPrognostic roleRetrospective databaseCox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier methodRecurrence-free survivalProportional hazards modelParaneoplastic syndromeCumulative incidenceResection statusTotal thymectomyMyasthenia gravisThymic malignanciesHistologic typeSyndrome statusFemale sexTreatment characteristicsEpithelial tumorsHazards modelLower CIRSyndromeMultivariate analysisFate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System
Dhanasopon AP, Salazar MC, Hoag JR, Rosen JE, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Fate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 1829-1836. PMID: 29074151, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemPneumonectomy patientsLung cancerMortality riskStage IStaging systemLobectomy patientsCox modelNon-small cell lung cancerMultivariable Cox modelNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment-naive patientsOverall survival curvesCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsBenefits of treatmentHigher mortality riskStage-specific survivalRight pneumonectomyLeft pneumonectomyCancer patientsCancer DatabaseInclusion criteriaPneumonectomyPositron Emission Tomography in Thymic Tumors: Analysis Using a Prospective Research Database
Korst RJ, Fernando S, Catlin AC, Rutledge JR, Girard N, Huang J, Detterbeck F, Database C. Positron Emission Tomography in Thymic Tumors: Analysis Using a Prospective Research Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 1815-1820. PMID: 29033016, PMCID: PMC5785101, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupHistologic typeThymic malignanciesPretreatment workupPathologic stageEmission tomographyProspective databaseThymic tumorsTumor stageMaximum standardized uptake valueProspective research databaseHistologic tumor typeThymic epithelial tumorsStandardized uptake valueCharacteristic curveAnalysis of receiverClinicopathologic featuresRare tumorEpithelial tumorsLarge cohortResearch DatabaseUptake valueTumor typesPatientsEffectiveness of local therapy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Effectiveness of local therapy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians. Surgery 2017, 162: 640-651. PMID: 28697883, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapyRegistriesRisk AssessmentSecondary PreventionSurvival AnalysisConceptsCell lung cancerLocal therapyLung cancerStage IRelative survivalStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseBetter overall survivalBody radiation therapyOlder patientsOverall survivalPatient ageYounger patientsOverall mortalityPrimary outcomeCancer DatabaseTreatment outcomesTreatment decisionsRadiation therapyPatientsTherapyCancerNonagenariansTreatmentSurvival“What if I do nothing?” The natural history of operable cancer of the alimentary tract
Keshava HB, Rosen JE, DeLuzio MR, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. “What if I do nothing?” The natural history of operable cancer of the alimentary tract. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2017, 43: 788-795. PMID: 28131669, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Signet Ring CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellColonic NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRectal NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateUnited StatesWatchful WaitingConceptsAlimentary tract cancersTract cancerNatural historyUntreated patientsCancer surgeryClinical stage IStage-specific survivalOperable cancerInoperable patientsMedian survivalRectal cancerClinical stagePreoperative counselingPatientsStage ISurgeryCancerPoor healthAlimentary tractSurvivalHealth reasonsStudy objectiveTreatmentCIICIII
2016
Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery. Lung Cancer 2016, 103: 75-81. PMID: 28024700, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleGuidelines as TopicHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePneumonectomyPostoperative PeriodRadiotherapySmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSurvival AnalysisConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerClinical stage ISmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapySurgical resectionPathologic upstagingStage IRadiation therapyNodal diseaseLung cancerPositive lymph node involvementNational Cancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsLymph node involvementProportion of patientsCurative intentNodal upstagingSCLC patientsUpstaged patientsAdjuvant therapyNode involvementIndependent predictorsInferior survivalT descriptorHospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies
Tchouta LN, Park HS, Boffa DJ, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies. CHEST Journal 2016, 151: 329-339. PMID: 27687847, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTreatment OutcomeConceptsLength of stayLow-volume centersHospital volumeClinical impactHealth care system-related factorsShorter mean LOSUtilization Project National Inpatient Sample databaseVolume/outcome relationshipLong-term clinical impactMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseShorter LOSVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryHospital operative volumeHigh-volume hospitalsIncidence of complicationsHigher hospital volumeThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyAnnual case volumeSystem-related factorsOutcomes of interestLOS outcomesInfectious complicationsInpatient mortalityIndependent predictorsThe IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Methodology and Validation Used in the Development of Proposals for Revision of the Stage Classification of NSCLC in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Chansky K, Groome P, Bolejack V, Crowley J, Shemanski L, Kennedy C, Krasnik M, Peake M, Rami-Porta R, Goldstraw P, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Ball D, Beer D, Beyruti R, Bolejack V, Chansky K, Crowley J, Detterbeck F, Eberhardt W, Edwards J, Galateau-Sallé F, Giroux D, Gleeson F, Groome P, Huang J, Kennedy C, Kim J, Kim Y, Kingsbury L, Kondo H, Krasnik M, Kubota K, Lerut A, Lyons G, Marino M, Marom E, van Meerbeeck J, Mitchell A, Nakano T, Nicholson A, Nowak A, Peake M, Rice T, Rosenzweig K, Ruffini E, Rusch V, Saijo N, Van Schil P, Sculier J, Shemanski L, Stratton K, Suzuki K, Tachimori Y, Thomas C, Travis W, Tsao M, Turrisi A, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Baas P, Erasmus J, Hasegawa S, Inai K, Kernstine K, Kindler H, Krug L, Nackaerts K, Pass H, Rice D, Falkson C, Filosso P, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Okumura M, Blackstone E, Cavaco F, Barrera E, Arca J, Lamelas I, Obrer A, Jorge R, Ball D, Bascom G, Orozco A, Castro M, Blum M, Chimondeguy D, Cvijanovic V, Defranchi S, de Olaiz Navarro B, Campuzano I, Vidueira I, Araujo E, García F, Fong K, Corral G, González S, Gilart J, Arangüena L, Barajas S, Girard P, Goksel T, Budiño M, Casaurrán G, Blanco J, Hernández J, Rodríguez H, Collantes J, Heras M, Elena J, Jakobsen E, Kostas S, Atance P, Ares A, Liao M, Losanovscky M, Lyons G, Magaroles R, De Esteban Júlvez L, Gorospe M, McCaughan B, Kennedy C, Íñiguez R, Sorribes L, Gozalo S, de Arriba C, Delgado M, Alarcón J, Cuesta J, Park J, Pass H, Fernández M, Rosenberg M, Ruffini E, Rusch V, de Cos Escuín J, Vinuesa A, Mitjans M, Strand T, Subotic D, Swisher S, Terra R, Thomas C, Tournoy K, Van Schil P, Velasquez M, Wu Y, Yokoi K, Rami-Porta R, Ball D, Bolejack V, Crowley J, Giroux D, Kim J, Lyons G, Rice T, Suzuki K, Thomas C, Travis W, Wu Y, Asamura H, Ball D, Chansky K, Crowley J, Goldstraw P, Rusch V, van Schil P, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Zielinski M, Eberhardt W, Chansky K, Crowley J, Kim Y, Kondo H, Mitchell A, Turrisi A, Groome P, Detterbeck F, Bolejack V, Crowley J, Kennedy C, Krasnik M, Peake M, Sculier J, Chansky K, Crowley J, Giroux D, Gleeson F, van Meeerbeeck J, Travis W, Asamura H, Chansky K, Crowley J, Giroux D, Nicholson A, Beyruti R, Chansky K, Crowley J, Kubota K, Turrisi A, Tsao M, Beer D, Crowley J, Wu Y, Travis W, Asamura H, Bankier A, Beasley M, Detterbeck F, Flieder D, Goo J, MacMahon H, Naidich D, Nicholson A, Powell C, Prokop M, Rami-Porta R, Rusch V, van Schil P, Yatabe Y, Detterbeck F, Arenberg D, Asamura H, Bolejack V, Crowley J, Donington J, Franklin W, Girard N, Marom E, Mazzone P, Nicholson A, Rusch V, Tanoue L, Travis W. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Methodology and Validation Used in the Development of Proposals for Revision of the Stage Classification of NSCLC in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1433-1446. PMID: 27448762, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerLung cancer stage classificationIASLC Lung Cancer Staging ProjectLung Cancer Staging ProjectDifferent patient cohortsCancer stage classificationPrognostic Factors CommitteeAnatomic extentHistologic typeTNM classificationDefinition of tumorMetastasis classificationPatient cohortMetastasis categoryStage groupingEnough patientsStage classificationEighth editionCancerPatientsDiscriminatory abilityExternal validationTumorsInternational databasesEvidence of applicabilityEstimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy
Jawitz OK, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Kim AW. Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 28: 531-540. PMID: 28043473, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory failureLength of hospitalizationPulmonary lobectomyHospital stayRespiratory failureMajor complicationsAir leakAnnual health care expendituresRetrospective cohort analysisNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayPostoperative air leaksUtilization Project databaseAnnual incremental costMultivariable quantile regression modelsAggregate national costHealth care expendituresHealth care qualityLarge national datasetCommon complicationVATS lobectomyCostly complicationInpatient SampleHospital costsClinical dataLung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Lung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1121-1131. PMID: 27103511, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseYounger patientsOlder patientsLung cancerRelative survivalStage IAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerYears of ageAggressive therapyAggressive treatmentOverall survivalPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeTreatment patternsTumor characteristicsNSCLC casesPatientsStage IIIDetailed stagingSurvival informationOlder groupDistinct subsetsCancerA model for predicting prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing anatomical lung resection: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database study
DeLuzio MR, Keshava HB, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. A model for predicting prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing anatomical lung resection: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database study. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular And Thoracic Surgery 2016, 23: 208-215. PMID: 27073262, DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomical lung resectionProlonged lengthLung resectionRisk factorsRisk stratificationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program database studyAnatomical pulmonary resectionBetter risk stratificationOverall patient outcomesHigh-risk populationLength of stayExternal validation groupLogistic regression analysisPostoperative complicationsPostoperative variablesPulmonary resectionNSQIP databaseComparison of receiverPatient outcomesDatabase studyResectionPatientsStayValidation groupScoring systemThe Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Rosen JE, Keshava HB, Yao X, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. The Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 101: 1850-1855. PMID: 27041452, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperable non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseUntreated NSCLC patientsClinical stage ICell lung cancerNSCLC patientsNatural historyStage ILung cancerCancer DatabaseUntreated non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerMultivariable Cox regression modelsLarge cell histologyNatural history cohortOperable NSCLC patientsCox regression modelMedian survivalUntreated patientsCell histologyMeier estimatesSurgical resectionClinical stageSquamous cellsComparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group†
Filosso PL, Yao X, Ruffini E, Ahmad U, Antonicelli A, Huang J, Guerrera F, Venuta F, van Raemdonck D, Travis W, Lucchi M, Rimner A, Thomas P, Weder W, Rocco G, Detterbeck F, Korst R. Comparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2016, 50: 766-771. PMID: 27032473, PMCID: PMC6279171, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine thymic tumoursRecurrence-free survivalThymic carcinomaOverall survivalSurvival rateThymic tumorsThoracic surgeonsFive-year recurrence-free survivalWorld Health Organization histological classificationRetrospective multicentre cohort studyInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMedian overall survivalMulticentre cohort studyEuropean SocietyKaplan-Meier methodThymic epithelial tumorsLarge clinical seriesLog-rank testComparison of outcomesGroup of tumorsR0 resectionCohort studyPrognostic factorsNET patientsTC patientsAnalyzing Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Resection for Lung Cancer Using the NSQIP Database
Jean RA, DeLuzio MR, Kraev AI, Wang G, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Kim AW. Analyzing Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Resection for Lung Cancer Using the NSQIP Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 222: 992-1000.e1. PMID: 27118714, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative risk factorsAnatomic pulmonary resectionMultivariate logistic regressionRisk factorsPreoperative dyspneaPulmonary resectionLogistic regressionNSQIP databaseMultivariate logistic regression modelingIntraoperative risk factorsRetrospective cohort studyDay of surgerySurgeons NSQIP databaseLogistic regression modelingLogistic regression modelsElective lobectomyPreoperative anemiaPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsLung resectionClinical factorsCohort studyMale sexOpen lobectomy
2015
Multimodality therapy for locally advanced thymomas: A propensity score–matched cohort study from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
Leuzzi G, Rocco G, Ruffini E, Sperduti I, Detterbeck F, Weder W, Venuta F, Van Raemdonck D, Thomas P, Facciolo F, Group E. Multimodality therapy for locally advanced thymomas: A propensity score–matched cohort study from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 151: 47-57.e1. PMID: 26403869, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsiaChemotherapy, AdjuvantChildChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalEuropeFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNorth AmericaPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocieties, MedicalThymectomyThymomaThymus NeoplasmsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenYoung AdultConceptsRelapse-free survivalAdvanced thymomaMultimodality therapyOverall survivalT classificationPropensity score-matched cohort studyMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelPropensity score-matched analysisCox proportional hazards modelPathologic T classificationStage III thymomaThoracic Surgeons databaseSignificant survival advantageSpecific pathologic featuresStrong predictive factorProportional hazards modelInduction therapyAdjuvant therapyPT3 tumorsCohort studyIndependent predictorsPrognostic impactMultivariable analysisPathologic featuresPredictive factorsWhat's new in thymic neoplasms
Antonicelli A, Detterbeck F. What's new in thymic neoplasms. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 21: 327-332. PMID: 26016576, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating the fate of patients who undergo resections of very large, node-negative lung cancers using the National Cancer DataBase
Liu J, Hancock JG, Moreno AC, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Evaluating the fate of patients who undergo resections of very large, node-negative lung cancers using the National Cancer DataBase. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2015, 49: 596-601. PMID: 25890936, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenUnited StatesConceptsPostoperative radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseNeoadjuvant chemoradiation therapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyChemoradiation therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalSurgical therapyLung cancerCancer DatabaseNode-negative lung cancerImproved OS relativeLymph node involvementKaplan-Meier methodCell lung cancerCox regression modelFate of patientsLog-rank testDifferent treatment modalitiesOS relativeNode involvementMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionLymph nodesOS rates