2017
Stage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns
Corso CD, Park HS, Moreno AC, Kim AW, Yu JB, Husain ZA, Decker RH. Stage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 40: 358-361. PMID: 25503436, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseStage I non-small cell lung cancer patientsUse of SBRTNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsStage I NSCLCMajority of patientsClinical practice patternsLung cancer patientsBody radiation therapyMedian BED10SBRT useDosing guidelinesRetrospective studyCancer patientsPrescription trendsCancer DatabasePractice patternsRadiation therapyPatientsDose prescriptionGyRegimensCommon prescription
2016
Trends in stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I small cell lung cancer
Stahl JM, Corso CD, Verma V, Park HS, Nath SK, Husain ZA, Simone CB, Kim AW, Decker RH. Trends in stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2016, 103: 11-16. PMID: 28024690, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerMultivariable logistic regressionSBRT utilizationLung cancerDose prescriptionLogistic regressionStereotactic body radiation therapyInitial treatment allocationClinical stage IDefinitive surgical managementAdministration of chemotherapyKaplan-Meier methodBody radiation therapyRadiation therapy utilizationSBRT useChemotherapy useInoperable patientsMedian survivalChemotherapy administrationOverall survivalSurgical managementTherapy utilization
2015
Racial disparities in the use of SBRT for treating early-stage lung cancer
Corso CD, Park HS, Kim AW, Yu JB, Husain Z, Decker RH. Racial disparities in the use of SBRT for treating early-stage lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2015, 89: 133-138. PMID: 26051446, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiotherapyUse of SBRTEarly-stage lung cancerBlack patientsExternal beam radiationWhite patientsAggressive therapyLung cancerRacial disparitiesNon-operative cohortNational Cancer DatabaseStage I NSCLCPrimary treatment modalitySurgical resection rateMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based studyPotential racial disparitiesInoperable candidatesSBRT useSBRT utilizationInoperable patientsResection rateSurgical resectionMultivariable analysisSurgical intervention