2017
Comparison of surgical approach and extent of resection for Masaoka-Koga Stage I and II thymic tumours in Europe, North America and Asia: an International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group retrospective database analysis†
Fang W, Yao X, Antonicelli A, Gu Z, Detterbeck F, Vallières E, Aye RW, Farivar AS, Huang J, Shang Y, Louie BE. Comparison of surgical approach and extent of resection for Masaoka-Koga Stage I and II thymic tumours in Europe, North America and Asia: an International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group retrospective database analysis†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2017, 52: 26-32. PMID: 28329118, PMCID: PMC6279116, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtent of resectionThymic tumorsStage IAsian patientsSurgical approachOnly independent predictive factorMasaoka-Koga stage IMore stage IOutcomes of patientsPathological stage IIndependent predictive factorsIndependent risk factorOverall survival rateCumulative recurrence rateSmaller tumor sizeRetrospective database analysisNorth American patientsPartial thymectomyAdjuvant therapyParaneoplastic syndromeThymic carcinomaOverall survivalPerformance statusComplete resectionMyasthenia gravis
2008
Assessing quality of life following neoadjuvant therapy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): results from a prospective analysis using the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS)
Gralla RJ, Edelman MJ, Detterbeck FC, Jahan TM, Loesch DM, Limentani SA, Govindan R, Peng G, Monberg MJ, Obasaju CK, Socinski MA. Assessing quality of life following neoadjuvant therapy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): results from a prospective analysis using the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS). Supportive Care In Cancer 2008, 17: 307-313. PMID: 18781341, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0489-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung Cancer Symptom ScaleNon-small cell lung cancerQuality of lifeCancer Symptom ScaleCell lung cancerNeoadjuvant therapyPostsurgical evaluationLung cancerSymptom ScaleEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerClinical stage IECOG performance statusSubgroup of patientsModalities of treatmentSignificant survival gainStable QOLConclusionsMost patientsNeoadjuvant trialsAdjuvant approachPerformance statusPreoperative chemotherapyComplete resectionStable symptomsSurvival gain
2004
Induction and Concurrent Chemotherapy With High-Dose Thoracic Conformal Radiation Therapy in Unresectable Stage IIIA and IIIB Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Dose-Escalation Phase I Trial
Socinski MA, Morris DE, Halle JS, Moore DT, Hensing TA, Limentani SA, Fraser R, Tynan M, Mears A, Rivera MP, Detterbeck FC, Rosenman JG. Induction and Concurrent Chemotherapy With High-Dose Thoracic Conformal Radiation Therapy in Unresectable Stage IIIA and IIIB Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Dose-Escalation Phase I Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 4341-4350. PMID: 15514375, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArea Under CurveCamptothecinCarboplatinCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansIrinotecanLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelRadiotherapy, ConformalRemission InductionSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsStage III NSCLC patientsCell lung cancerClinical target volumeConcurrent chemotherapyConformal radiation therapyNSCLC patientsPerformance statusLung cancerRadiation therapyDose-escalation phase I trialTarget volumeConventional radiotherapy dosesUnresectable stage IIIAGood performance statusLocal control rateMaximum-tolerated doseDose-limiting toxicityPhase I trialMedian survival timeOverall response rateInitial clinical target volumeInduction chemotherapyFatal hemoptysisLate toxicityStage IIIA