This meta-analysis of 6 prior publications analyzed factors associated with outcomes after resection of synchronous lung cancers. Favorable predictors of survival were exclusive adenocarcinoma, small T size, bilateral disease, no nodal involvement, young age, and female sex.
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January 29, 2015
January 29, 2015
There is growing recognition of the utility of EBUS in staging NSCLC. In this study EBUS and mediastinoscopy were performed in 127 patients requiring mediastinal staging for clinical N1-3 NSCLC. The authors found that EBUS had superior accuracy (93% vs 89%) and negative predictive value (85% vs 79%).
January 29, 2015
This analysis of nearly 40,000 patients with inoperable early stage lung cancer explored factors associated with delivery of potentially curative conventional radiotherapy (ConvRT) or SBRT. Treatment was less likely in blacks and hispanics. SBRT was more likely than ConvRT in high volume and academic centers. Overall use of SBRT, ConvRT, and no tr
January 29, 2015
There is growing recognition that hospital mortality is not an accurate metric for surgery-related mortality after cancer operations. This article evaluated SEER data for 1-month mortality after cancer surgery in nearly 54,000 patients. 4.8% died within 1 month of surgery. Favorable factors included being married, being insured, having an above-me
January 29, 2015
This meta-analysis evaluated 6 published studies involving over 71,000 cancer patients who experienced 2002 instances of cancer mortality. Compared to patients with low fitness, those with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness had a 50% reduction in their cancer mortality risk.
January 20, 2015
This video depicts a minimal invasive approach for the surgical resection of a large superior sulcus tumor that involves the secend rib and T1 nerve root.
January 15, 2015
Filmed at the 2014 STS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this roundtable discussion focuses on mediastinal staging for non-small cell lung cancer. Frank Detterbeck moderates this discussion with Moishe Liberman and Luis Herrera.
January 10, 2015
The authors retrospectively analyzed pathologic response rates and their relation to the interval between completion of induction therapy and esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in 88 patients. Complete response rates increased from 12.5% to 40.9% among quartiles as the interval increased from <45 days to >63 days. There was no increase in mo
December 18, 2014
This randomized trial in New Zealand assigned smokers who wished to quit to either nicotrine replacement therapy or cytisine therapy.
December 10, 2014
This interesting article summarizes the evidence from clinical, radiologic and pathologic investigations that lung cancer, specifically adenocarcinoma, may metastasize through the airways, defined as discontinuous spread of cancer cells from the primary tumor through the airways to adjacent or distant lung parenchyma.