2019
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Tumors Staging Project: The Impact of the Eighth Edition of the Union for International Cancer Control and American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM Stage Classification of Thymic Tumors
Ruffini E, Fang W, Guerrera F, Huang J, Okumura M, Kim DK, Girard N, Billè A, Boubia S, Cangir AK, Detterbeck F, Falkson C, Filosso PL, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Infante M, Lucchi M, Marino M, Marom EM, Nicholson AG, Rimner A, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Committee S, Subcommittee S, Subcommittees S, Boards M. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Tumors Staging Project: The Impact of the Eighth Edition of the Union for International Cancer Control and American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM Stage Classification of Thymic Tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 15: 436-447. PMID: 31783179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTNM stage classificationAmerican Joint CommitteeThymic tumorsStaging systemT categoryN categoryJoint CommitteeInternational Cancer Control/American Joint CommitteeMasaoka-Koga staging systemMediastinal pleural involvementLymph node dissectionWeb-based cross-sectional surveyLung cancer stagingInternational Cancer ControlCross-sectional surveyNode dissectionPleural involvementThymic carcinomaTNM classificationTNM systemCancer controlCancer stagingThoracic communityWeb-based questionnaireStage classification
2017
Fate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System
Dhanasopon AP, Salazar MC, Hoag JR, Rosen JE, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Fate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 1829-1836. PMID: 29074151, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemPneumonectomy patientsLung cancerMortality riskStage IStaging systemLobectomy patientsCox modelNon-small cell lung cancerMultivariable Cox modelNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment-naive patientsOverall survival curvesCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsBenefits of treatmentHigher mortality riskStage-specific survivalRight pneumonectomyLeft pneumonectomyCancer patientsCancer DatabaseInclusion criteriaPneumonectomy
2013
Historical perspectives: The evolution of the thymic epithelial tumors staging system
Filosso PL, Ruffini E, Lausi PO, Lucchi M, Oliaro A, Detterbeck F. Historical perspectives: The evolution of the thymic epithelial tumors staging system. Lung Cancer 2013, 83: 126-132. PMID: 24377980, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Ruffini E, Van Raemdonck D, Detterbeck F, Rocco G, Thomas P, Venuta F, Group T. Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2011, 6: 614-623. PMID: 21266921, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318207cd74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic tumorsPreoperative assessmentTomography scanThoracic surgeonsPositron emission tomography scanWorld Health Organization classificationRole of surgeryStage IVA thymomaEuropean SocietyEmission tomography scanManagement of thymomasESTS membersReliable staging systemType C thymomasAreas of controversyIVA thymomaExtrapleural pneumonectomyExtended resectionRecurrent diseasePostoperative treatmentThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationStaging systemOrganization classificationObservational study
2010
Should the 7th Edition of the Lung Cancer Stage Classification System Change Treatment Algorithms in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer?
Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Smith EJ, Rami-Porta R, Crowley J, Zelterman D, Tanoue L, Kim AW, Goldstraw P. Should the 7th Edition of the Lung Cancer Stage Classification System Change Treatment Algorithms in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 1779-1783. PMID: 20975377, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181ee80c7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseCancer DatabaseLung cancer databaseOverall prognosisPatient managementStage shiftNon-small cell lung cancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancer patientsLung cancer staging systemDownstaging of tumorsLung cancer cliniciansCancer (AJCC) staging systemCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsEdition of TNMCancer SymposiumCancer cliniciansTreatment algorithmStaging systemCancer patientsLung cancerSpecific treatmentTreatment approachesTreatment changes
2009
The New Lung Cancer Staging System
Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Tanoue LT. The New Lung Cancer Staging System. CHEST Journal 2009, 136: 260-271. PMID: 19584208, DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnatomy, Biology and Concepts, Pertaining to Lung Cancer Stage Classification
Detterbeck FC, Tanoue LT, Boffa DJ. Anatomy, Biology and Concepts, Pertaining to Lung Cancer Stage Classification. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2009, 4: 437-443. PMID: 19333070, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31819852ed.Peer-Reviewed Original Research