2021
Molecular Risk Stratification is Independent of EGFR Mutation Status in Identifying Early-Stage Non–Squamous Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients at Risk for Recurrence and Likely to Benefit From Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Woodard GA, Kratz JR, Haro G, Gubens MA, Blakely CM, Jones KD, Mann MJ, Jablons DM. Molecular Risk Stratification is Independent of EGFR Mutation Status in Identifying Early-Stage Non–Squamous Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients at Risk for Recurrence and Likely to Benefit From Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Clinical Lung Cancer 2021, 22: 587-595. PMID: 34544620, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2021.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular risk stratificationAdjuvant chemotherapyDisease-free survivalEGFR mutation statusAdjuvant interventionRisk stratificationEGFR patientsNSCLC patientsEGFR statusMutation statusSmall cell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous NSCLC patientsCell lung cancer patientsStage IA NSCLCStage IB patientsThird-generation TKIsEarly-stage NSCLCNon-Squamous NonLung cancer patientsEarly-stage cohortIB patientsProspective studyResidual diseaseCancer patientsEGFR mutations
2019
Comparison of Conventional TNM and Novel TNMB Staging Systems for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Haro GJ, Sheu B, Cook NR, Woodard GA, Mann MJ, Kratz JR. Comparison of Conventional TNM and Novel TNMB Staging Systems for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1917062. PMID: 31808928, PMCID: PMC6902768, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerTNM staging systemDisease-free survivalHigh-risk patientsCell lung cancerStaging systemEighth editionSurgical resectionLung cancerConventional TNMPrognostic classifierNonsquamous non-small cell lung cancerQuaternary care medical centerDisease-free survival ratesHigh molecular riskSurvival 3 yearsEarly-stage diseaseConventional TNM stagingCritical unmet needCohort studyPrimary outcomeConsecutive seriesTNM stagingMolecular riskConcordance indexCase report: recurrent metastatic breast cancer in internal mammary dissection bed discovered at the time of coronary bypass
Woodard GA, Lee H, Fels Elliott DR, Jones KD, Wong J, Jablons DM, Ihnken K. Case report: recurrent metastatic breast cancer in internal mammary dissection bed discovered at the time of coronary bypass. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2019, 14: 158. PMID: 31488186, PMCID: PMC6728940, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft internal mammary arteryDissection bedEstrogen receptorBreast cancerChest radiationHormonal therapyBypass surgeryRecurrent cancerNon-ST elevation myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass surgeryRecurrent metastatic breast cancerThree-vessel coronary artery bypassTumor cellsBreast intraductal carcinomaPrior chest radiationCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryInternal mammary arteryRecurrent breast cancerSaphenous vein graftsElevation myocardial infarctionMetastatic breast cancerHistory of cancerAreas of necrosisDense fibrous tissueIncorporation of a Molecular Prognostic Classifier Improves Conventional Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging
Kratz JR, Haro GJ, Cook NR, He J, Van Den Eeden SK, Woodard GA, Gubens MA, Jahan TM, Jones KD, Kim IJ, He B, Jablons DM, Mann MJ. Incorporation of a Molecular Prognostic Classifier Improves Conventional Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: 1223-1232. PMID: 30959120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by Molecular Profiling and Improved Outcomes in Early Stage, Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Woodard GA, Wang SX, Kratz JR, Zoon-Besselink CT, Chiang CY, Gubens MA, Jahan TM, Blakely CM, Jones KD, Mann MJ, Jablons DM. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by Molecular Profiling and Improved Outcomes in Early Stage, Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2017, 19: 58-64. PMID: 28645632, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2017.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsDisease-free survivalLow-risk patientsAdjuvant chemotherapyNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesCell lung cancer patientsMolecular profilingEarly-stage NSCLCHigh-risk criteriaLog-rank analysisCell lung cancerHigh-risk designationLung cancer patientsKaplan-Meyer estimatesAdjuvant treatmentNonsquamous NSCLCOccult metastasesStage IAStage NSCLCAdjuvant interventionClinicopathologic characteristicsComplete resectionConsecutive patientsDisease recurrenceNCCN criteria
2016
Hybrid minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation yields excellent long‐term survival outcomes with minimal morbidity
Woodard GA, Crockard JC, Clary‐Macy C, Zoon‐Besselink C, Jones K, Korn WM, Ko AH, Gottschalk AR, Rogers SJ, Jablons DM. Hybrid minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation yields excellent long‐term survival outcomes with minimal morbidity. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 114: 838-847. PMID: 27569043, DOI: 10.1002/jso.24409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarcinomaChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeuroendocrine TumorsPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesSurvival AnalysisThoracotomyTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeoadjuvant chemoradiationEsophagectomy approachesLong-term overall survival rateInvasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomyLow perioperative morbidityPostoperative complication rateClear survival benefitFive-year survivalIvor Lewis esophagectomyMajority of patientsOverall survival rateEsophageal cancer patientsInvasive esophagectomy (MIE) approachPatients 58Hospital stayNeoadjuvant treatmentPerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityPostoperative complicationsProspective databaseClinical characteristicsOverall survivalSurvival benefitComplication rateMajor complicationsSignificance of different response evaluation criteria in predicting progression‐free survival of lung cancer with certain imaging characteristics
Yang D, Woodard G, Zhou C, Wang X, Liu Z, Ye Z, Li K. Significance of different response evaluation criteria in predicting progression‐free survival of lung cancer with certain imaging characteristics. Thoracic Cancer 2016, 7: 535-542. PMID: 27766777, PMCID: PMC5130210, DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.12363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalResponse Evaluation CriteriaTumor cavitationPrognostic informationTreatment responseTumor responseTumor densitySignificant differencesPrediction of PFSRadiographic treatment responseAdditional prognostic informationUseful prognostic signCertain radiographic signsPrognostic signTumor diameterLung cancerShort-axis sizeRadiographic signsTumor assessmentPatientsSolid tumorsTumor changesRECIST1.1Imaging characteristicsPFS
2015
EMX2 Is a Predictive Marker for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Yue D, Li H, Che J, Zhang Y, Tolani B, Mo M, Zhang H, Zheng Q, Yang Y, Cheng R, Jin JQ, Luh TW, Yang C, Tseng HH, Giroux-Leprieur E, Woodard GA, Hao X, Wang C, Jablons DM, He B. EMX2 Is a Predictive Marker for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinomas. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0132134. PMID: 26132438, PMCID: PMC4488446, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell MovementChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDeoxycytidineDown-RegulationDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGemcitabineGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm StagingOrganoplatinum CompoundsPaclitaxelPneumonectomyPrognosisRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTranscription FactorsVinblastineVinorelbineConceptsLung squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaLung SCC patientsNon-small cell lung cancerLung SCC cellsLung SCC cell linesSCC patientsSCC cell linesAdjuvant chemotherapyCell carcinomaPredictive markerSCC cellsEMX2 expressionImproved overall survivalCurrent staging methodsTissue samplesCell lung cancerNovel prognostic markerAdjacent normal tissuesCell linesOverall survivalSurgical resectionLung cancerPatient outcomesPrognostic marker
2014
Prognostic Molecular Assay Might Improve Identification of Patients At Risk for Recurrence in Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Woodard GA, Gubens MA, Jahan TM, Jones KD, Kukreja J, Theodore PR, Cardozo S, Jew G, Clary-Macy C, Jablons DM, Mann MJ. Prognostic Molecular Assay Might Improve Identification of Patients At Risk for Recurrence in Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2014, 15: 426-432. PMID: 25258195, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2014.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsStage IBNCCN criteriaNCCN guidelinesRisk stratificationHigh-risk clinicopathologic featuresEarly-stage NSCLC patientsAdjuvant chemotherapy recommendationsMonths of patientsMolecular risk stratificationCell lung cancerIdentification of patientsSmall cohort studiesMolecular risk assessmentBlinded chart reviewMolecular assaysAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy recommendationsNonsquamous NSCLCStage IAChart reviewCohort studyNSCLC patientsRecurrence outcomes