2018
Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Hoag JR, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW, Blasberg JD. Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1469-1475. PMID: 29501644, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostdischarge venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismHospital dischargeOperative timeRisk factorsPostdischarge prophylaxisVTE eventsMultivariable analysisLung cancerNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseExtended VTE prophylaxisLung cancer resectionImprovement Program databaseShorter operative timeLengthy resectionsVTE prophylaxisAnatomic resectionClinical characteristicsInvasive resectionLung resectionOlder patientsOpen resectionCancer resectionIndependent predictors
2017
Association of Delayed Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery
Salazar MC, Rosen JE, Wang Z, Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Herbst RS, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Association of Delayed Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 610-619. PMID: 28056112, PMCID: PMC5824207, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPostoperative PeriodProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLung cancer surgeryCell lung cancer resectionAdjuvant chemotherapyLung cancer resectionNational Cancer DatabaseCell lung cancerLower mortality riskCancer surgeryCox modelCancer resectionLung cancerCancer DatabaseMortality riskCell lung cancer surgeryHospital-based tumor registryIncident lung cancer casesPostoperative multiagent chemotherapyInitiation of chemotherapyTreatment-naive patientsPropensity-matched pairsRetrospective observational studyLymph node metastasisLung cancer casesChemotherapy initiationPostoperative chemotherapy
2010
Sublobar Resection: A Movement from the Lung Cancer Study Group
Blasberg JD, Pass HI, Donington JS. Sublobar Resection: A Movement from the Lung Cancer Study Group. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 1583-1593. PMID: 20879185, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181e77604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerSublobar resectionStage IA non-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerMulti-institutional phase III trialLung Cancer Study GroupPostoperative lung functionSingle-institution trialLung cancer resectionCancer Study GroupHigh-risk patientsPhase III trialsEarly-stage diseaseInvasive surgical resectionCell lung cancerHigh-risk individualsMultislice computer tomographyRate of survivalPerioperative morbidityIII trialsSurgical resectionCancer resectionLung functionOncologic effectivenessRecurrence rate