2023
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revisions of the T-Descriptors in the Forthcoming Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer
Van Schil P, Asamura H, Nishimura K, Rami-Porta R, Kim Y, Bertoglio P, Cangir A, Donington J, Fang W, Giroux D, Lievens Y, Liu H, Lyons G, Sakai S, Travis W, Ugalde P, Yang C, Yotsukura M, Detterbeck F, Committee A. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revisions of the T-Descriptors in the Forthcoming Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2023, 19: 749-765. PMID: 38070600, PMCID: PMC11081813, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancerT descriptorChest wallTNM classificationInternational Association for the Study of Lung CancerInternational Association for the Study of Lung Cancer databaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisLung Cancer Staging ProjectInclusion criteriaPathologically staged tumorsCox regression analysisTNM classification of lung cancerClassification of lung cancerDate of diagnosisStudy of Lung CancerLung cancer databaseNinth EditionPleura involvementT3 descriptorsT4 tumorsWorse survivalCancer DatabaseComprehensive survival analysisPathological typeUnivariate analysis
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 criteriaPneumonectomyLength of Stay From the Hospital Perspective
Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Dharmarajan K, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Length of Stay From the Hospital Perspective. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 266: 383-388. PMID: 27564681, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian LOSLength of stayEarly discharge practicesDischarge practicesReadmission ratesEarly dischargeCancer-accredited hospitalsNational Cancer DatabaseLung cancer surgeryRisk of readmissionHospital discharge practicesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLack of effectLogistic regression modelsMore readmissionsUnplanned readmissionThoracotomy approachCancer surgeryReadmission riskLung cancerCancer DatabaseInclusion criteriaReadmissionHospital perspectivePatients
2006
Postoperative Radiotherapy for Stage II or III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database
Lally BE, Zelterman D, Colasanto JM, Haffty BG, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD. Postoperative Radiotherapy for Stage II or III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 2998-3006. PMID: 16769986, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.04.6110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT3-4 tumour stageUse of PORTN2 nodal diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databasePostoperative radiotherapyCell lung cancerLymph nodesNodal diseaseResults databaseTumor stageLung cancerNode stageStage IIHigher American Joint CommitteeAdvanced node stageAmerican Joint CommitteePopulation-based cohortLarger tumor sizeMedian followPerioperative mortalityMale sexTumor sizeSubset analysisCancer stageInclusion criteria