2016
Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients
Mancini BR, Park HS, Harder EM, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Decker RH, Husain ZA. Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients. Lung Cancer 2016, 97: 22-27. PMID: 27237023, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiation therapyNon-elderly patientsElderly patientsDistant controlOverall survivalYounger patientsInoperable early-stage non-small cell lung cancerUse of SBRTStage non-small cell lung cancerLocal controlMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisGrade 5 toxicityNon-elderly cohortProportional hazards analysisCell lung cancerRisk of complicationsRate of efficacyBody radiation therapyLogistic regression analysisLate gradeAcute gradeSurgical resection
2014
Increase in the use of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy without a preceding biopsy in the United States
Rutter CE, Corso CD, Park HS, Mancini BR, Yeboa DN, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Decker RH. Increase in the use of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy without a preceding biopsy in the United States. Lung Cancer 2014, 85: 390-394. PMID: 25001510, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiotherapyBody radiotherapyStage I non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerMultivariate analysisUse of SBRTLung stereotactic body radiotherapyLogistic regressionNational Cancer DatabasePercentage of patientsYear of diagnosisSmaller tumor sizeCell lung cancerMultivariate logistic regressionMedical inoperabilityMedical comorbiditiesInoperable patientsTumor sizeLung cancerCancer DatabaseEfficacious treatmentSBRT deliveryBiopsy