2023
Overall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery
Udelsman B, Canavan M, Zhan P, Ely S, Park H, Boffa D, Mase V. Overall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 822-833.e7. PMID: 37500052, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiotherapyStage I non-small cell lung cancerLow-comorbidity patientsCell lung cancerOverall survivalSurgical managementLung cancerSurgical resectionBody radiotherapyClinical stage I non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerPropensity score-matched cohortPropensity score-matched patientsPropensity score-matched analysisEarly-stage lung cancerLong-term OSNational Cancer DatabaseProportion of patientsCancer DatabasePatientsSBRT patientsSurgeryCancerMortality
2022
Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer
Pichert MD, Canavan ME, Maduka RC, Li AX, Ermer T, Zhan PL, Kaminski M, Udelsman BV, Blasberg JD, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Boffa DJ. Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2022, 3: 100318. PMID: 35540711, PMCID: PMC9079298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of brainBrain metastasesSummary stageBrain imagingN classificationIsolated brain metastasesNode-negative NSCLCRoutine brain imagingStage II NSCLCStage IV NSCLCClinical stage INational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage NSCLCStage IAStage IIIAStage NSCLCStaging evaluationClinical stageLung cancerCancer DatabaseN stageNSCLCPatientsStage IMetastasis