2005
Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Stages I-III): Observations from the National Cancer Data Base
Gaspar LE, Gay EG, Crawford J, Putnam JB, Herbst RS, Bonner JA. Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Stages I-III): Observations from the National Cancer Data Base. Clinical Lung Cancer 2005, 6: 355-360. PMID: 15943896, DOI: 10.3816/clc.2005.n.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited stage small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerLS-SCLCChemoradiation therapyStandard treatmentLung cancerRadiation therapySole treatmentSurvival rateConcurrent thoracic radiation therapyNational Cancer Data BaseMultiple-agent chemotherapyTreatment pattern changesPercent of patientsProportion of patientsThoracic radiation therapyUse of chemotherapyUse of chemoradiationAge of patientsGroup of patientsConfidence intervalsYears of agePercentage of womenCombined chemotherapyPatient cohort
2001
Lung cancer in patients under age 40
Skarin A, Herbst R, Leong T, Bailey A, Sugarbaker D. Lung cancer in patients under age 40. Lung Cancer 2001, 32: 255-264. PMID: 11390007, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)00233-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV diseaseSmall cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPerformance statusStage IIIBStage IIIAOlder patientsLung cancerYear survivalAge 40Stage I/IIDana-Farber Cancer InstituteGreater body weight lossWeight lossECOG performance statusPercent of patientsPoor performance statusDuration of symptomsSite of metastasisOverall patient survivalStage of diseaseBody weight lossAbsence of symptomsPercentage of women