2021
Invasive thymoma – Which patients benefit from post-operative radiotherapy?
Muslim Z, Baig MZ, Weber JF, Detterbeck FC, Connery CP, Spera JA, Bhora FY. Invasive thymoma – Which patients benefit from post-operative radiotherapy? Asian Cardiovascular And Thoracic Annals 2021, 29: 935-942. PMID: 33975467, DOI: 10.1177/02184923211017094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative radiotherapyWorld Health Organization histologyMasaoka-Koga stageStage III thymomaPropensity-matched cohortStage III diseaseClinical pathological factorsEnd Results (SEER) databasePositive prognostic indicatorUnderwent surgerySurgical treatmentThymoma patientsAdvanced thymomaB3 tumorsPrognostic implicationsResults databaseTumor sizeInvasive thymomaPrognostic indicatorSurvival differencesPatientsRadiotherapyThymomaSurgeryTumors
2015
Multimodality therapy for locally advanced thymomas: A propensity score–matched cohort study from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
Leuzzi G, Rocco G, Ruffini E, Sperduti I, Detterbeck F, Weder W, Venuta F, Van Raemdonck D, Thomas P, Facciolo F, Group E. Multimodality therapy for locally advanced thymomas: A propensity score–matched cohort study from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2015, 151: 47-57.e1. PMID: 26403869, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsiaChemotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionChildDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalEuropeFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNorth AmericaPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocieties, MedicalThymectomyThymomaThymus NeoplasmsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenYoung AdultConceptsRelapse-free survivalAdvanced thymomaMultimodality therapyOverall survivalT classificationPropensity score-matched cohort studyMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelPropensity score-matched analysisCox proportional hazards modelPathologic T classificationStage III thymomaThoracic Surgeons databaseSignificant survival advantageSpecific pathologic featuresStrong predictive factorProportional hazards modelInduction therapyAdjuvant therapyPT3 tumorsCohort studyIndependent predictorsPrognostic impactMultivariable analysisPathologic featuresPredictive factors