2016
Role 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 tumorsTiming of Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gao SJ, Corso CD, Wang EH, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Kim AW. Timing of Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 12: 314-322. PMID: 27720827, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.09.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTime FactorsConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseNeoadjuvant chemoradiationTiming of surgeryOverall survivalAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA-N2 NSCLCStage IIIA NSCLCKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival rateSubset of patientsCell lung cancerLog-rank testMultivariate survival analysisProportional hazards modelIIIA NSCLCN2 NSCLCNeoadjuvant therapyTrimodality therapySurgical resectionClinical stageRetrospective studyLung cancerHazards modelSurvival rate
2015
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 rates