2023
So Now We Know—Reflections on the Extent of Resection for Stage I Lung Cancer
Detterbeck F, Ely S, Udelsman B, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Dhanasopon A, Mase V, Woodard G. So Now We Know—Reflections on the Extent of Resection for Stage I Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2023, 25: e113-e123. PMID: 38310034, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2023.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage I lung cancerI lung cancerSublobar resectionRecurrence-free survivalHealthy patientsLung cancerRecent trialsInadequate resection marginsLarge recent trialsAdditional randomized trialsHigh-level evidenceOverall survival differenceExtent of resectionLong-term outcomesLong-term resultsHigh locoregional recurrenceAspects of patientsLesser resectionsLocoregional recurrencePerioperative morbidityIntraoperative detailsLung functionResection extentResection marginsPostoperative changes
2018
Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database
Arnold BN, Thomas DC, Narayan R, Blasberg JD, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1052-1062.e15. PMID: 29574177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseRobotic lobectomyLung cancerCancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched analysisThoracoscopic surgery lobectomyExperienced hospitalsOverall conversion ratePerioperative morbidityPrimary outcomePatient selectionAttendant sequelaeOpen procedureLobectomyAssisted LobectomyHigh mortalityHospitalPatientsMortalityIndividual hospitalsRate of conversionSignificant differencesYears of experienceOutcomes