2017
“What if I do nothing?” The natural history of operable cancer of the alimentary tract
Keshava HB, Rosen JE, DeLuzio MR, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. “What if I do nothing?” The natural history of operable cancer of the alimentary tract. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2017, 43: 788-795. PMID: 28131669, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Signet Ring CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellColonic NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRectal NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateUnited StatesWatchful WaitingConceptsAlimentary tract cancersTract cancerNatural historyUntreated patientsCancer surgeryClinical stage IStage-specific survivalOperable cancerInoperable patientsMedian survivalRectal cancerClinical stagePreoperative counselingPatientsStage ISurgeryCancerPoor healthAlimentary tractSurvivalHealth reasonsStudy objectiveTreatmentCIICIII
2016
The Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Rosen JE, Keshava HB, Yao X, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. The Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 101: 1850-1855. PMID: 27041452, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperable non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseUntreated NSCLC patientsClinical stage ICell lung cancerNSCLC patientsNatural historyStage ILung cancerCancer DatabaseUntreated non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerMultivariable Cox regression modelsLarge cell histologyNatural history cohortOperable NSCLC patientsCox regression modelMedian survivalUntreated patientsCell histologyMeier estimatesSurgical resectionClinical stageSquamous cells
2014
Management of Clinical Stage IIIA Primary Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database
Hancock J, Rosen J, Moreno A, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. Management of Clinical Stage IIIA Primary Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 424-432. PMID: 24929895, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseClinical stagingMediastinal stagingLung cancerCancer DatabaseClinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA non-small cell lung cancerIIIA non-small cell lung cancerTreatment approachesMediastinal lymph node diseaseMediastinal lymph node metastasisClinical N2 statusTreatment-naïve patientsLymph node diseasePrimary lung cancerUse of surgeryIIIA NSCLC patientsLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerOptimal treatment approachCommon treatment approachNaïve patientsUntreated patientsMediastinal lymph