Should the 7th Edition of the Lung Cancer Stage Classification System Change Treatment Algorithms in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer?
Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Smith EJ, Rami-Porta R, Crowley J, Zelterman D, Tanoue L, Kim AW, Goldstraw P. Should the 7th Edition of the Lung Cancer Stage Classification System Change Treatment Algorithms in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 1779-1783. PMID: 20975377, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181ee80c7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseCancer DatabaseLung cancer databaseOverall prognosisPatient managementStage shiftNon-small cell lung cancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancer patientsLung cancer staging systemDownstaging of tumorsLung cancer cliniciansCancer (AJCC) staging systemCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsEdition of TNMCancer SymposiumCancer cliniciansTreatment algorithmStaging systemCancer patientsLung cancerSpecific treatmentTreatment approachesTreatment changesHigh expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification