2022
Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer
Pichert MD, Canavan ME, Maduka RC, Li AX, Ermer T, Zhan PL, Kaminski M, Udelsman BV, Blasberg JD, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Boffa DJ. Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2022, 3: 100318. PMID: 35540711, PMCID: PMC9079298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of brainBrain metastasesSummary stageBrain imagingN classificationIsolated brain metastasesNode-negative NSCLCRoutine brain imagingStage II NSCLCStage IV NSCLCClinical stage INational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage NSCLCStage IAStage IIIAStage NSCLCStaging evaluationClinical stageLung cancerCancer DatabaseN stageNSCLCPatientsStage IMetastasis
2020
A National Study of Surgically Managed Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
Walters SL, Canavan ME, Salazar MC, Resio BJ, Blasberg JD, Mase V, Boffa DJ. A National Study of Surgically Managed Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 112: 921-927. PMID: 33159862, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.09.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical pulmonary carcinoid tumorsPulmonary carcinoid tumorsCarcinoid tumorsCarcinoid patientsAtypical carcinoidStage IMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNon-small cell lung cancerCox proportional hazards regressionAtypical carcinoid patientsTypical pulmonary carcinoidNational Cancer DatabasePredictors of survivalOptimal surgical managementAtypical carcinoid tumorCell lung cancerProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survivalLong-term survivalNodal upstagingSurgical resectionMultivariable analysisSurgical managementHazards regressionLarge tumors
2017
Fate 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 criteriaPneumonectomyEffectiveness 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
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 descriptorLung 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 subsetsCancerResection is safe for patients with stage IIIA NSCLC undergoing multimodality therapy
Lushaj E, Julliard W, Bretl T, Badami A, Macke R, Blasberg J, Maloney J. Resection is safe for patients with stage IIIA NSCLC undergoing multimodality therapy. Cancer Treatment And Research Communications 2016, 5: 22-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrc.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryStage IIIA patientsIIIA patientsStage IStage IIMultimodality therapySurvival rateMedian hospital lengthOverall survival rateResults Mean ageCell lung cancerPost-treatment survivalInitial therapyAdvanced diseaseHospital lengthNeoadjuvant radiationPerioperative morbidityPulmonary resectionThoracoscopic surgeryOptimal therapySurgical intervention