2020
Radiation Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline
Simone CB, Bogart JA, Cabrera AR, Daly ME, DeNunzio NJ, Detterbeck F, Faivre-Finn C, Gatschet N, Gore E, Jabbour SK, Kruser TJ, Schneider BJ, Slotman B, Turrisi A, Wu AJ, Zeng J, Rosenzweig KE. Radiation Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline. Practical Radiation Oncology 2020, 10: 158-173. PMID: 32222430, PMCID: PMC10915746, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiation therapyProphylactic cranial irradiationES-SCLCCell lung cancerThoracic RTLS-SCLCLung cancerRadiation therapyExtensive-stage (ES) SCLCNode-negative small cell lung cancerStage IASTRO Clinical Practice GuidelineInvolved field RTRadiation oncologist consultationStage I patientsNode-negative diseaseClinical practice guidelinesRadiation Oncology guidelinesBody radiation therapyCourse of treatmentGood clinical practiceAmerican SocietyAdvanced treatment modalitiesAdjuvant RT
2017
The Significance of Upfront Knowledge of N2 Disease in Non‐small Cell Lung Cancer
Thomas DC, Arnold BN, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. The Significance of Upfront Knowledge of N2 Disease in Non‐small Cell Lung Cancer. World Journal Of Surgery 2017, 42: 161-171. PMID: 28799084, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4165-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerUnsuspected N2 diseaseIII-N2 non-small cell lung cancerN2 diseaseCell lung cancerSurgical resectionAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyOverall survivalPathologic stageLung cancerMultivariate analysisCurative-intent surgical resectionStage IIIA NSCLCHigher comorbidity scoreNational Cancer DatabaseIndependent risk factorKaplan-Meier analysisCN2 diseaseIIIA NSCLCComorbidity scoreCancer DatabaseRisk factorsRetrospective analysisRadiation therapyEffectiveness of local therapy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Rosen JE, Salazar MC, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Effectiveness of local therapy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians. Surgery 2017, 162: 640-651. PMID: 28697883, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapyRegistriesRisk AssessmentSecondary PreventionSurvival AnalysisConceptsCell lung cancerLocal therapyLung cancerStage IRelative survivalStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseBetter overall survivalBody radiation therapyOlder patientsOverall survivalPatient ageYounger patientsOverall mortalityPrimary outcomeCancer DatabaseTreatment outcomesTreatment decisionsRadiation therapyPatientsTherapyCancerNonagenariansTreatmentSurvival
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 descriptorRole of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall
Gao SJ, Corso CD, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Kim AW. Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest Wall. Clinical Lung Cancer 2016, 18: 169-177.e4. PMID: 27890561, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyUnderwent surgeryChemoradiation therapyChest wall resectionRadiation therapyMargin statusTumor sizeLung cancerWall resectionNode-negative lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards modelMargin-positive patientsChest wall invasionCell lung cancerLog-rank testStage IIB tumorsProportional hazards modelAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant treatmentOverall survivalMultivariable analysisIIB tumorsPostoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated with Longer Overall Survival in Completely Resected Stage II and III Thymoma—An Analysis of the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group Retrospective Database
Rimner A, Yao X, Huang J, Antonicelli A, Ahmad U, Korst RJ, Detterbeck F, Gomez DR. Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated with Longer Overall Survival in Completely Resected Stage II and III Thymoma—An Analysis of the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group Retrospective Database. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 11: 1785-1792. PMID: 27346413, PMCID: PMC5257334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiation therapyStage IIOS benefitRadiation therapyUse of PORTMasaoka-Koga stage IIInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupStage II thymomaOverall survival benefitPrimary end pointMultivariate Cox modelLonger overall survivalLog-rank testIndividual patient dataImproved OSParaneoplastic syndromeOverall survivalSurvival benefitOS ratesHistologic subtypePatient populationRetrospective databaseUnivariate analysisCox modelThymoma
2014
Thymic carcinoma outcomes and prognosis: Results of an international analysis
Ahmad U, Yao X, Detterbeck F, Huang J, Antonicelli A, Filosso PL, Ruffini E, Travis W, Jones DR, Zhan Y, Lucchi M, Rimner A. Thymic carcinoma outcomes and prognosis: Results of an international analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: 95-101.e2. PMID: 25524678, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPractice Patterns, Physicians'Proportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsThymectomyThymomaThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsRecurrence-free survivalEarly Masaoka stageR0 resectionOverall survivalRadiation therapyMasaoka stageThymic carcinomaMale genderLonger recurrence-free survivalMedian overall survivalStage IV diseaseAdjuvant radiation therapyMasaoka stage IPreoperative radiation therapyPrimary outcome measureSquamous cell carcinomaPredominant histologic subtypeAdjuvant chemotherapyImproved OSInduction chemotherapyProlonged OSCumulative incidenceHistologic subtypeMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsTreating 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
2010
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Evaluation of the Role of Surgery for Stage I Small Cell Lung Cancer
Yu JB, Decker RH, Detterbeck FC, Wilson LD. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Evaluation of the Role of Surgery for Stage I Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 215-219. PMID: 20101146, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181cd3208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerRadiation therapyOverall survivalSurveillance EpidemiologyLung cancerStage INational Cancer Institute's Surveillance EpidemiologyUse of RTKaplan-Meier survival curvesEnd-result evaluationCancer-directed surgeryRole of surgeryStage I patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseType of surgeryChemotherapy detailsSEER databaseSpecific survivalSystemic therapyI patientsMargin statusMedian ageClinical outcomes
2007
Beliefs among Physicians in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Stinchcombe TE, Detterbeck FC, Lin L, Rivera MP, Socinski MA. Beliefs among Physicians in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2007, 2: 819-826. PMID: 17805059, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31811f478a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical CompetenceCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsEvidence-based guidelinesStage IV diseaseSolitary pulmonary nodulesLung cancerPhysicians' beliefsPractice beliefsPulmonary nodulesNon-small cell lung cancerRole of chemotherapyStage III diseaseMediastinal lymph nodesPostoperative radiation therapyCell lung cancerTreatment of patientsMajority of physiciansQuality of lifePositron emission tomographyReminder e-mailsAdjuvant chemotherapyOperable patientsSurvival benefitChest PhysiciansLymph nodesPractice patternsRadiation therapy
2004
Systematic Review Evaluating the Timing of Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Combined Modality Therapy for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Fried DB, Morris DE, Poole C, Rosenman JG, Halle JS, Detterbeck FC, Hensing TA, Socinski MA. Systematic Review Evaluating the Timing of Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Combined Modality Therapy for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 4837-4845. PMID: 15570087, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.01.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyConfidence IntervalsDose Fractionation, RadiationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationHumansLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPneumonectomyPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsThoracic radiation therapyPlatinum-based chemotherapyRisk ratioRadiation therapyLS-SCLCLung cancerLimited-stage small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerHyperfractionated radiation therapyLimited-Stage SmallProphylactic cranial irradiationCombined modality therapyCell lung cancerCranial irradiationChemotherapy regimensChemotherapeutic regimenModality therapySurvival benefitRandomized trialsDaily fractionationSubset analysisRadiation fractionationRT relativeRisk differenceChemotherapyInduction and Concurrent Chemotherapy With High-Dose Thoracic Conformal Radiation Therapy in Unresectable Stage IIIA and IIIB Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Dose-Escalation Phase I Trial
Socinski MA, Morris DE, Halle JS, Moore DT, Hensing TA, Limentani SA, Fraser R, Tynan M, Mears A, Rivera MP, Detterbeck FC, Rosenman JG. Induction and Concurrent Chemotherapy With High-Dose Thoracic Conformal Radiation Therapy in Unresectable Stage IIIA and IIIB Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Dose-Escalation Phase I Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 4341-4350. PMID: 15514375, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArea Under CurveCamptothecinCarboplatinCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansIrinotecanLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelRadiotherapy, ConformalRemission InductionSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsStage III NSCLC patientsCell lung cancerClinical target volumeConcurrent chemotherapyConformal radiation therapyNSCLC patientsPerformance statusLung cancerRadiation therapyDose-escalation phase I trialTarget volumeConventional radiotherapy dosesUnresectable stage IIIAGood performance statusLocal control rateMaximum-tolerated doseDose-limiting toxicityPhase I trialMedian survival timeOverall response rateInitial clinical target volumeInduction chemotherapyFatal hemoptysisLate toxicityStage IIIA