2021
Pretreatment Invasive Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Academic and Community Physicians
Henderson LM, Farjah F, Detterbeck F, Smith RA, Silvestri GA, Rivera MP. Pretreatment Invasive Nodal Staging in Lung Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Academic and Community Physicians. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 826-832. PMID: 34801593, PMCID: PMC9069181, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLung NeoplasmsPractice Patterns, Physicians'SurgeonsConceptsInvasive nodalGuideline adherenceGuideline recommendationsNodal stagingTreatment decisionsThoracic surgeonsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerBetter patient outcomesAppropriate treatment decisionsLung cancer knowledgeLack of evidenceChest PhysiciansTreatment delayCancer knowledgeLung cancerPatient anxietyPatient outcomesCommunity physiciansAmerican CollegeMost physiciansInsufficient evidenceRoutine practiceWeb-based surveyMultilevel interventions
2016
Thymic Carcinoma Management Patterns among International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Physicians with Consensus from the Thymic Carcinoma Working Group
Shepherd A, Riely G, Detterbeck F, Simone CB, Ahmad U, Huang J, Korst R, Rajan A, Rimner A. Thymic Carcinoma Management Patterns among International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Physicians with Consensus from the Thymic Carcinoma Working Group. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 12: 745-751. PMID: 27876674, PMCID: PMC5545114, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.2219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConsensusDisease ManagementHumansPhysiciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisThymomaThymus NeoplasmsConceptsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupThymic carcinomaAreas of controversyResectable diseaseMultimodality therapyClinical practiceFirst-line chemotherapy regimenDefinitive surgical resectionRare epithelial malignancyManagement of patientsCurrent clinical practiceFit patientsAdjuvant therapyChemotherapy regimenSurgical resectionThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationTreatment courseTreatment strategiesEpithelial malignanciesGreat vesselsMultidisciplinary discussionGroup physiciansWorking GroupCarcinoma
2014
Thymic carcinoma outcomes and prognosis: Results of an international analysis
Ahmad U, Yao X, Detterbeck F, Huang J, Antonicelli A, Filosso PL, Ruffini E, Travis W, Jones DR, Zhan Y, Lucchi M, Rimner A. Thymic carcinoma outcomes and prognosis: Results of an international analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: 95-101.e2. PMID: 25524678, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPractice Patterns, Physicians'Proportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsThymectomyThymomaThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsRecurrence-free survivalEarly Masaoka stageR0 resectionOverall survivalRadiation therapyMasaoka stageThymic carcinomaMale genderLonger recurrence-free survivalMedian overall survivalStage IV diseaseAdjuvant radiation therapyMasaoka stage IPreoperative radiation therapyPrimary outcome measureSquamous cell carcinomaPredominant histologic subtypeAdjuvant chemotherapyImproved OSInduction chemotherapyProlonged OSCumulative incidenceHistologic subtypeMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsThe International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Thymic Initiative: A State-of-the-Art Study of Thymic Malignancies
Detterbeck F, Korst R. The International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Thymic Initiative: A State-of-the-Art Study of Thymic Malignancies. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 26: 317-322. PMID: 25837546, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Ruffini E, Van Raemdonck D, Detterbeck F, Rocco G, Thomas P, Venuta F, Group T. Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2011, 6: 614-623. PMID: 21266921, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318207cd74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic tumorsPreoperative assessmentTomography scanThoracic surgeonsPositron emission tomography scanWorld Health Organization classificationRole of surgeryStage IVA thymomaEuropean SocietyEmission tomography scanManagement of thymomasESTS membersReliable staging systemType C thymomasAreas of controversyIVA thymomaExtrapleural pneumonectomyExtended resectionRecurrent diseasePostoperative treatmentThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationStaging systemOrganization classificationObservational study