2014
Treating Locally Advanced Disease: An Analysis of Very Large, Hilar Lymph Node Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using the National Cancer Data Base
Moreno AC, Morgensztern D, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Yu JB, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Rose MG, Kim AW. Treating Locally Advanced Disease: An Analysis of Very Large, Hilar Lymph Node Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using the National Cancer Data Base. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1149-1155. PMID: 24582051, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseCell lung cancerOverall survivalPostoperative radiotherapyLung cancerRadiation therapyLymph Node-positive Non-small Cell Lung CancerNode-positive non-small cell lung cancerLarge non-small cell lung cancersAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPositive non-small cell lung cancerFive-year overall survivalHilar lymph node involvementPrimary surgical therapyPrimary surgical treatmentLymph node involvementKaplan-Meier methodSurvival of patientsCox regression modelLog-rank testAdjuvant chemoradiationAdjuvant fashionAdvanced diseaseNeoadjuvant chemoradiation
2013
Impact of preoperative radiation on survival of patients with T3N0 >7-cm non–small cell lung cancers treated with anatomic resection using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database
Moreno AC, Morgensztern D, Yu JB, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Impact of preoperative radiation on survival of patients with T3N0 >7-cm non–small cell lung cancers treated with anatomic resection using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 10-18. PMID: 23583079, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyPneumonectomyPreoperative CareProportional Hazards ModelsSEER ProgramYoung AdultConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerLung cancer-specific survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseNeoadjuvant radiationSurvival of patientsCell lung cancerResults databaseLung cancerLarge non-small cell lung cancersFive-year overallCancer-specific survivalEffect of surgeryKaplan-Meier methodCox regression modelLog-rank testCombination of chemotherapyLong-term survivalAnatomic resectionPreoperative radiationWorse OSTherapeutic challengeLarge tumorsPneumonectomyLobectomyPatients