2016
Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies
Tchouta LN, Park HS, Boffa DJ, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies. CHEST Journal 2016, 151: 329-339. PMID: 27687847, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTreatment OutcomeConceptsLength of stayLow-volume centersHospital volumeClinical impactHealth care system-related factorsShorter mean LOSUtilization Project National Inpatient Sample databaseVolume/outcome relationshipLong-term clinical impactMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseShorter LOSVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryHospital operative volumeHigh-volume hospitalsIncidence of complicationsHigher hospital volumeThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyAnnual case volumeSystem-related factorsOutcomes of interestLOS outcomesInfectious complicationsInpatient mortalityIndependent predictors
2012
Plasma osteopontin velocity differentiates lung cancers from controls in a CT screening population
Joseph S, Harrington R, Walter D, Goldberg JD, Li X, Beck A, Litton T, Hirsch N, Blasberg J, Slomiany M, Rom W, Pass H, Donington J. Plasma osteopontin velocity differentiates lung cancers from controls in a CT screening population. Cancer Biomarkers 2012, 12: 177-184. PMID: 23568008, PMCID: PMC3746829, DOI: 10.3233/cbm-130306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cancerPlasma osteopontinNon-small cell lung cancer careLung cancer careCase-control studySerial plasmaNSCLC patientsCT screeningSurveillance intervalsCancer careLung cancerPlasma levelsWilcoxon Signed Rank TestDisease statusCancerSigned Rank TestBenign nodulesSecreted phosphoproteinCTRank testOsteopontinEarly evidenceNSCLCPatientsNSCLCs
2010
Reduction of Elevated Plasma Osteopontin Levels With Resection of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Blasberg JD, Pass HI, Goparaju CM, Flores RM, Lee S, Donington JS. Reduction of Elevated Plasma Osteopontin Levels With Resection of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 936-941. PMID: 20085934, PMCID: PMC2834433, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.25.5711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage NSCLCPlasma osteopontin levelsPlasma OPN levelsOPN levelsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayPlasma OPNOsteopontin levelsWeeks postsurgeryElevated Plasma Osteopontin LevelsCell lung cancer correlatesUse of thoracotomyCell lung cancerLung cancer correlatesCancer-free smokersResectable NSCLCPerioperative eventsTumor characteristicsPresurgery levelsRecurrence rateValidation cohortLung cancerCancer correlatesTherapeutic responseNSCLCIndependent cohort