2019
Quantitative FDG PET/CT may help risk-stratify early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients at risk for recurrence following anatomic resection
Harmon S, Seder CW, Chen S, Traynor A, Jeraj R, Blasberg JD. Quantitative FDG PET/CT may help risk-stratify early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients at risk for recurrence following anatomic resection. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2019, 11: 1106-1116. PMID: 31179052, PMCID: PMC6531752, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNon-small cell lung cancer patientsStandardized uptake valueCell lung cancer patientsEarly-stage NSCLCLung cancer patientsDisease recurrenceAnatomic resectionOverall survivalCancer patientsF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomographyEarly stage non-small cell lung cancer patientsStage I/II NSCLC patientsPositron emission tomography/computerized tomographyCox proportional hazards regressionFDG PET/CTTomography/computerized tomographyQuantitative FDG-PET/CTPathologic node statusYears of resectionPreoperative risk factorsHigh-risk patientsSignificant univariate predictorsPrimary tumor volume
2018
Evaluation of ground glass nodules
Mironova V, Blasberg JD. Evaluation of ground glass nodules. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2018, 24: 350-354. PMID: 29634577, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGround-glass nodulesLocal treatment optionsCAT scanTreatment optionsLung cancerMediastinal windowEarly-stage lung cancerNonsmall cell lung cancerGlass nodulesChest CAT scansHigh-risk patientsLarge prospective studiesSingle-institution dataSignificant solid componentSolid componentsSurgical resectionFavorable prognosisProspective studyInterval imagingImaging featuresDistinguish patientsNodule progressionLower riskSignificant progressionPatientsSpontaneous regionalization of esophageal cancer surgery: an analysis of the National Cancer Database
Arnold BN, Chiu AS, Hoag JR, Kim CH, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Spontaneous regionalization of esophageal cancer surgery: an analysis of the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 1721-1731. PMID: 29707326, PMCID: PMC5906219, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.02.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-volume hospitalsNational Cancer DatabaseProportion of patientsHigh-volume hospitalsEsophageal cancer surgeryEsophagectomy patientsHigh-risk attributesCancer surgeryEra 2Cancer DatabaseHigh-risk patientsPrimary outcomeEsophageal cancerEra 1Retrospective analysisMortality ratePatientsEsophagectomyHospitalSurgeryFurther studiesCancerCliniciansMortalityProportion
2011
Management of Early Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Donington JS, Blasberg JD. Management of Early Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2011, 22: 55-65. PMID: 22108689, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerLung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerPeri-procedural morbidityOperable lung cancerType of resectionRefinement of indicationsAnatomic resectionMediastinal lymphSublobar resectionOncologic efficacyTreatment optionsPreferred treatmentResectionPatientsCancerTreatmentLobectomyLymphMorbidityMortality
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 rateRobotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Blasberg JD, Belsley SJ, Schwartz GS, Evans A, Wernick I, Ashton RC, Bhora FY, Connery CP. Robotic Brachytherapy and Sublobar Resection for T1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 360-367. PMID: 20103299, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIodine RadioisotopesLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPositron-Emission TomographyPostoperative ComplicationsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRoboticsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerPlanning target volumeSublobar resectionLung cancerPrescription doseStage IA non-small cell lung cancerTarget volumeT1 non-small cell lung cancerSublobar lung resectionPatients 5 yearsSite of recurrenceIncidence of recurrenceComputed tomography scanBrachytherapy seed placementDa Vinci systemConventional lobectomyPerioperative mortalityLocoregional recurrenceLung resectionSelect patientsLimited resectionResection marginsTumor size