2022
Thoracic CT follow-up after non-small-cell lung cancer resection
Woodard G, Boffa D, Blasberg J. Thoracic CT follow-up after non-small-cell lung cancer resection. The Lancet Oncology 2022, 23: e484. PMID: 36328013, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00618-0.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
Incorporation of a Molecular Prognostic Classifier Improves Conventional Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging
Kratz JR, Haro GJ, Cook NR, He J, Van Den Eeden SK, Woodard GA, Gubens MA, Jahan TM, Jones KD, Kim IJ, He B, Jablons DM, Mann MJ. Incorporation of a Molecular Prognostic Classifier Improves Conventional Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: 1223-1232. PMID: 30959120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Hybrid minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation yields excellent long‐term survival outcomes with minimal morbidity
Woodard GA, Crockard JC, Clary‐Macy C, Zoon‐Besselink C, Jones K, Korn WM, Ko AH, Gottschalk AR, Rogers SJ, Jablons DM. Hybrid minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation yields excellent long‐term survival outcomes with minimal morbidity. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 114: 838-847. PMID: 27569043, DOI: 10.1002/jso.24409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarcinomaChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeuroendocrine TumorsPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesSurvival AnalysisThoracotomyTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeoadjuvant chemoradiationEsophagectomy approachesLong-term overall survival rateInvasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomyLow perioperative morbidityPostoperative complication rateClear survival benefitFive-year survivalIvor Lewis esophagectomyMajority of patientsOverall survival rateEsophageal cancer patientsInvasive esophagectomy (MIE) approachPatients 58Hospital stayNeoadjuvant treatmentPerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative complicationsProspective databaseClinical characteristicsOverall survivalSurvival benefitComplication rateMajor complications
2014
Prognostic Molecular Assay Might Improve Identification of Patients At Risk for Recurrence in Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Woodard GA, Gubens MA, Jahan TM, Jones KD, Kukreja J, Theodore PR, Cardozo S, Jew G, Clary-Macy C, Jablons DM, Mann MJ. Prognostic Molecular Assay Might Improve Identification of Patients At Risk for Recurrence in Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2014, 15: 426-432. PMID: 25258195, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2014.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsStage IBNCCN criteriaNCCN guidelinesRisk stratificationHigh-risk clinicopathologic featuresEarly-stage NSCLC patientsAdjuvant chemotherapy recommendationsMonths of patientsMolecular risk stratificationCell lung cancerIdentification of patientsSmall cohort studiesMolecular risk assessmentBlinded chart reviewMolecular assaysAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy recommendationsNonsquamous NSCLCStage IAChart reviewCohort studyNSCLC patientsRecurrence outcomes
2009
Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Woodard GA, Encarnacion B, Downey JR, Peraza J, Chong K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2009, 13: 1198-1204. PMID: 19381735, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0891-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastric BypassHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidPatient SatisfactionPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityProbioticsProspective StudiesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeWeight LossConceptsGastric bypass surgeryBacterial overgrowthProbiotic groupControl groupWeight lossBypass surgeryGreater percent excess weight lossPercent excess weight lossY Gastric Bypass SurgeryExcess weight lossProspective randomized trialsVitamin B12 levelsMethodsForty-four patientsQuality of lifeEnduring treatmentGastric bypassMorbid obesityB12 levelsPostoperative changesResultsAt 6Randomized trialsVitamin B12 availabilityProbiotic administrationGastrointestinal floraGI microbiota