This retrospective study of 328 patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated that sarcopenia determined by psoas muscle mass on computed tomography was associated with increased postoperative complications and was an independent predictor of survival.
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Lung - Cancer
July 5, 2018
Gilbert Massard of the Centre Hospitalier in Strasbourg, France, discusses difficult decisions in lung cancer treatment.
July 2, 2018
This video demonstrates a robotic right upper lobectomy, performed using the Cerfolio method of port placement.
June 27, 2018
The authors demonstrate a posterobasal anatomical segmentectomy of the left lower lobe, one of the most challenging sublobar resections through uniportal VATS.
June 18, 2018
The author reviews the evaluation, staging, and thought process of disease management for a patient with oligometastatic lung cancer, focusing on the VATS right middle lobe technique, a review of the literature, and current therapeutic options.
June 8, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
A charity bazaar raised money for a Shanghai Chest Hospital project that offers free heart surgery to children with congenital heart disease in China.
May 31, 2018
This randomized trial evaluating the relative efficacy of immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic disease, immunotherapy was associated with significantly better progression-free survival. Tumor mutational burden was a marker for patient selection for immunotherapy.
May 30, 2018
The addition of pembrolizumab (targeting PD-1) to standard chemotherapy substantially improved time to progression and overall survival compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic lung cancer.
May 25, 2018
Find it here: The 26th ESTS Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
May 23, 2018
The age-specific incidence of non-small cell lung cancer has reversed in individuals born since the 1960s, with women now having a higher incidence than men. This trend is not explained by differences in smoking habits.