2014
Management of Clinical Stage IIIA Primary Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database
Hancock J, Rosen J, Moreno A, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Management of Clinical Stage IIIA Primary Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 424-432. PMID: 24929895, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseClinical stagingMediastinal stagingLung cancerCancer DatabaseClinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerTreatment approachesMediastinal lymph node diseaseMediastinal lymph node metastasisClinical N2 statusTreatment-naïve patientsLymph node diseasePrimary lung cancerUse of surgeryIIIA NSCLC patientsLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerOptimal treatment approachCommon treatment approachNaïve patientsUntreated patientsMediastinal lymph
2012
Thoroughness of Mediastinal Staging in Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Vest MT, Tanoue L, Soulos PR, Kim AW, Detterbeck F, Morgensztern D, Gross CP. Thoroughness of Mediastinal Staging in Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2012, 7: 188-195. PMID: 22134069, PMCID: PMC3253367, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318236ecbb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCohort StudiesComorbidityConfidence IntervalsGuideline AdherenceHumansLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesMediastinoscopyMediastinumMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPositron-Emission TomographySEER ProgramSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerInvasive stagingCell lung cancerMediastinal stagingLung cancerClinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseStage IIIA NSCLC patientsPositron emission tomography scanningPathologic lymph nodesIIIA NSCLC patientsMultivariable logistic regressionInvasive mediastinal stagingNSCLC patientsOlder patientsPatient characteristicsLymph nodesPatient factorsHistologic confirmationPractice patternsMedicare claimsMedicare beneficiariesPET scanning