2012
American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Consensus Statement for Evaluation and Management for High-Risk Patients With Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Donington J, Ferguson M, Mazzone P, Handy J, Schuchert M, Fernando H, Loo B, Lanuti M, de Hoyos A, Detterbeck F, Pennathur A, Howington J, Landreneau R, Silvestri G, Surgeons F. American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Consensus Statement for Evaluation and Management for High-Risk Patients With Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2012, 142: 1620-1635. PMID: 23208335, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerChest PhysiciansTreatment optionsLung cancerAmerican CollegeStereotactic body radiation therapySevere medical comorbiditiesThoracic Oncology NetworkAlternative treatment optionMore indolent tumorsBody radiation therapyRisk-benefit decisionsInterventional riskMedical comorbiditiesNonoperative therapyRespiratory failureInvolved lobeMediastinal lymphProcedural morbidityRegional recurrenceSublobar resectionRadiographic staging
2006
Evaluation and definitive management of medically inoperable early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. Part 1: Assessment and conventional radiotherapy.
Decker RH, Tanoue LT, Colasanto JM, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD. Evaluation and definitive management of medically inoperable early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. Part 1: Assessment and conventional radiotherapy. Oncology 2006, 20: 727-36. PMID: 16841796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerLung cancerPoor baseline pulmonary functionCurative treatment alternativeSingle-modality radiotherapyComorbid medical illnessesBaseline pulmonary functionBetter overall survivalEarly-stage patientsMinority of patientsRadiotherapy dose escalationDefinitive treatment optionOverall survival dataMediastinal nodalAdvanced diseaseCurative resectionDistant failureOverall survivalPulmonary functionDose escalationDefinitive managementMedical illnessCancer mortalityTreatment optionsRadiofrequency ablation
2003
The Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* The Guidelines
Silvestri GA, Tanoue LT, Margolis ML, Barker J, Detterbeck F. The Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer* The Guidelines. CHEST Journal 2003, 123: 147s-156s. PMID: 12527574, DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.1_suppl.147s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest CT scanningMetastatic diseaseLung cancerCT scanningPhysical examinationClinical evaluationCT scanPET scansWhole body positron emission tomography scanningNon-small cell lung cancerImaging studiesPositron emission tomography scanningAbnormal scan findingsAbdominal CT scanCell lung cancerMalignant lymph nodesPresence of malignancyNoninvasive imaging studiesClinical evaluation toolCurative surgeryScan findingsBone scanLymph nodesTreatment optionsThorough history