Evaluating the fate of patients who undergo resections of very large, node-negative lung cancers using the National Cancer DataBase
Liu J, Hancock JG, Moreno AC, Wang Z, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Evaluating the fate of patients who undergo resections of very large, node-negative lung cancers using the National Cancer DataBase. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2015, 49: 596-601. PMID: 25890936, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenUnited StatesConceptsPostoperative radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseNeoadjuvant chemoradiation therapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyChemoradiation therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalSurgical therapyLung cancerCancer DatabaseNode-negative lung cancerImproved OS relativeLymph node involvementKaplan-Meier methodCell lung cancerCox regression modelFate of patientsLog-rank testDifferent treatment modalitiesOS relativeNode involvementMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionLymph nodesOS ratesResection of oligometastatic lung cancer to the pancreas may yield a survival benefit in select patients – A systematic review
DeLuzio MR, Moores C, Dhamija A, Wang Z, Cha C, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Resection of oligometastatic lung cancer to the pancreas may yield a survival benefit in select patients – A systematic review. Pancreatology 2015, 15: 456-462. PMID: 25900320, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2015.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerOligometastatic lung cancerCurative-intent resectionLung cancerSystematic reviewMedian survivalSurvival benefitPancreatic metastasisPrimary lung malignancyOverall median survivalSignificant survival benefitCox regression analysisCell lung cancerMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsSurveillance CTPalliative surgeryMetachronous presentationPancreatic headSelect patientsSurgical therapyLung malignancyKaplan-MeierPatientsReporting Items