2018
Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Narayan R, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1052-1062.e15. PMID: 29574177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseRobotic lobectomyLung cancerCancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched analysisThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyExperienced hospitalsOverall conversion ratePerioperative morbidityPrimary outcomePatient selectionAttendant sequelaeOpen procedureLobectomyAssisted LobectomyHigh mortalityHospitalPatientsMortalityIndividual hospitalsRate of conversionSignificant differencesYears of experienceOutcomes
2017
Comparison of surgical approach and extent of resection for Masaoka-Koga Stage I and II thymic tumours in Europe, North America and Asia: an International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group retrospective database analysis†
Fang W, Yao X, Antonicelli A, Gu Z, Detterbeck F, Vallières E, Aye RW, Farivar AS, Huang J, Shang Y, Louie BE. Comparison of surgical approach and extent of resection for Masaoka-Koga Stage I and II thymic tumours in Europe, North America and Asia: an International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group retrospective database analysis†. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2017, 52: 26-32. PMID: 28329118, PMCID: PMC6279116, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtent of resectionThymic tumorsStage IAsian patientsSurgical approachOnly independent predictive factorMasaoka-Koga stage IMore stage IOutcomes of patientsPathological stage IIndependent predictive factorsIndependent risk factorOverall survival rateCumulative recurrence rateSmaller tumor sizeRetrospective database analysisNorth American patientsPartial thymectomyAdjuvant therapyParaneoplastic syndromeThymic carcinomaOverall survivalPerformance statusComplete resectionMyasthenia gravis
2016
Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery. Lung Cancer 2016, 103: 75-81. PMID: 28024700, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleGuidelines as TopicHumansLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePneumonectomyPostoperative PeriodRadiotherapySmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSurvival AnalysisConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerClinical stage ISmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapySurgical resectionPathologic upstagingStage IRadiation therapyNodal diseaseLung cancerPositive lymph node involvementNational Cancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsLymph node involvementProportion of patientsCurative intentNodal upstagingSCLC patientsUpstaged patientsAdjuvant therapyNode involvementIndependent predictorsInferior survivalT descriptorThe IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Background Data and Proposed Criteria to Distinguish Separate Primary Lung Cancers from Metastatic Foci in Patients with Two Lung Tumors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Franklin WA, Nicholson AG, Girard N, Arenberg DA, Travis WD, Mazzone PJ, Marom EM, Donington JS, Tanoue LT, Rusch VW, Asamura H, Rami-Porta R, Committee I, Goldstraw P, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Ball D, Beer D, Beyruti R, Bolejack V, Chansky K, Crowley J, Detterbeck F, Eberhardt W, Edwards J, Galateau-Sallé F, Giroux D, Gleeson F, Groome P, Huang J, Kennedy C, Kim J, Kim Y, Kingsbury L, Kondo H, Krasnik M, Kubota K, Lerut A, Lyons G, Marino M, Marom E, van Meerbeeck J, Mitchell A, Nakano T, Nicholson A, Nowak A, Peake M, Rice T, Rosenzweig K, Ruffini E, Rusch V, Saijo N, Van Schil P, Sculier J, Shemanski L, Stratton K, Suzuki K, Tachimori Y, Thomas C, Travis W, Tsao M, Turrisi A, Vansteenkiste J, Watanabe H, Wu Y, Boards A, Baas P, Erasmus J, Hasegawa S, Inai K, Kernstine K, Kindler H, Krug L, Nackaerts K, Pass H, Rice D, Falkson C, Filosso P, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Okumura M, Blackstone E, Workgroup M, Flieder D, Godoy M, Goo J, Goodman L, Jett J, de Leyn P, Marchevsky A, MacMahon H, Naidich D, Okada M, Perlman M, Powell C, van Schil P, Warth A. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Background Data and Proposed Criteria to Distinguish Separate Primary Lung Cancers from Metastatic Foci in Patients with Two Lung Tumors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 651-665. PMID: 26944304, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lung cancerSecond primary lung cancerSeparate primary lung cancersLung cancerIASLC Lung Cancer Staging ProjectLung Cancer Staging ProjectForthcoming Eighth EditionOutcomes of patientsMultidisciplinary tumor boardLung cancer stagingComprehensive histologic assessmentHistologic cancer typesAbsence of biomarkersMechanisms of metastasisPrognostic Factors CommitteeNodal involvementTNM classificationMetastatic fociPathologic criteriaPulmonary sitesSecond primaryHistologic assessmentTumor boardCancer stagingLung tumors
2014
How many names for a rose: Inconsistent classification of multiple foci of lung cancer due to ambiguous rules
Fonseca A, Detterbeck FC. How many names for a rose: Inconsistent classification of multiple foci of lung cancer due to ambiguous rules. Lung Cancer 2014, 85: 7-11. PMID: 24768582, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerPulmonary fociSeparate primary cancersOutcomes of patientsComparison of outcomesDifferent histologic typesMultifocal lung cancerSuch patientsHistologic typePrimary cancerPatient groupClinical scenariosPatientsCancerMultiple fociStage classificationMarked variabilityOutcomesInconsistent classificationClinicians