1988
Residual abdominal masses in aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after combination chemotherapy: significance and management.
Surbone A, Longo D, DeVita V, Ihde D, Duffey P, Jaffe E, Solomon D, Hubbard S, Young R. Residual abdominal masses in aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after combination chemotherapy: significance and management. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1988, 6: 1832-7. PMID: 3199167, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1988.6.12.1832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual abdominal massesClinical complete remissionAbdominal massAggressive lymphomaNational Cancer InstituteStable residual massComplete remissionCombination chemotherapyPathologic evaluationFull-dose combination chemotherapyResidual massSubsequent tumor necrosisViable lymphoma cellsEvidence of diseaseMonths of chemotherapyInitial tumor sizeRestaging laparotomyBulky diseaseNegative laparotomyDisseminated diseaseIntraabdominal diseaseMost patientsSurgical explorationResidual tumorResidual disease
1985
Current Management of Hodgkin’s Disease
Behrens B, Young R, DeVita V. Current Management of Hodgkin’s Disease. Drugs 1985, 30: 355-367. PMID: 3905335, DOI: 10.2165/00003495-198530040-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionHodgkin's diseaseDurable complete remissionAcute side effectsCombination chemotherapy programsLong-term complicationsPrognosis of patientsImproved treatment approachesProbable cureInduction therapySalvage therapyMost patientsTerm complicationsChemotherapy programSuch patientsStandard radiotherapySpecific therapySide effectsTreatment approachesPatientsCurrent managementCurrent trialDiseaseTherapyRemission
1976
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
MICHAELIS L, LEIGHT G, POWELL R, DEVITA V. Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Annals Of Surgery 1976, 183: 301-306. PMID: 1083218, PMCID: PMC1344242, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197603000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen lung biopsyMajor surgical proceduresSmall anterior thoracotomyCause of deathEarly thoracotomyAnterior thoracotomyLung biopsyMost patientsPulmonary infectionIll patientsSusceptible patientsInappropriate therapyGeneral anesthesiaInfected patientsPneumocystis pneumoniaHematologic malignanciesTherapeutic courseSurgical proceduresEffective treatmentPatientsPneumocystis cariniiInfectionThoracotomyTreatmentImmediate identification