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Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of 1,215 patients treated with ICI...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

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An STS General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis of the Association Between LN Dissection and Chylothorax

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis found that postoperative chylothorax risk increases with the extent of lymph-node dissection during pulmonary resection. Although uncommon, chylothorax was associated...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

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Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy: A Large-Scale, Multicenter, Real-World Study (NeoR-World)

October 24, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article evaluates the effectiveness of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy (IC+Chemo) in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This large-scale study involved 1,092 patients from 11 medical centers and...

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Increased Lung Cancer Recurrence Following Transthoracic Needle Biopsy

October 10, 2024 | Jade QuSilver Contributor

CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) has allowed for increased detection of small pulmonary nodules in lung cancer patients. However, it also poses a risk of iatrogenic damage. This single-center study...

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Impact of Radiological Follow-Up Frequency on Resected Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

October 3, 2024 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article examines how different follow-up frequencies affect outcomes in patients with lung cancer post-resection. The study analyzed 1,916 patients and compared low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) radiological surveillance. The...

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The Evolution of the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Shift in Surgical Paradigm to a More Individualized Approach

August 15, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

As the understanding of the natural progression of smaller peripheral lung nodules grows, the treatment options and existing paradigms continue to change. One area that is under intense study involves...

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Robotic-Assisted Left Lower Lobectomy With Intrapericardial Pulmonary Vein Dissection and Division

July 10, 2024 | Miguel Leiva-Juarez…

Introduction The standard of care for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer without mediastinal lymph node invasion is up-front surgical resection, if feasible (1). This can sometimes be difficult...

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Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Surgery: An Interview With Cecilia Pompili

July 2, 2024 | Cecilia Pompili…

At the 2024 AATS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting....

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The 2023 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Management of Subsolid Lung Nodules

June 20, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This consensus paper released by the AATS puts forth 17 recommendations regarding subsolid lung nodules. These consensus statements relate to the radiological and pathological definitions of subsolid nodules, growth rate,...

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Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative

June 13, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This editorial summarizes the landscape that led to the founding of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group in 2017, in an era when, due to various oncology group reorganizations, a need...

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