Thoracic Surgery
NCCN Guideline Update: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC
Liquid Biopsy: Still Early Days for Early Detection
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCLiquid biopsy: still early days for early detection – The Lancet (free registration required)
Statement Paper: Liquid Biopsy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCCommentary: IASLC Issues Statement Paper on Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Randomized Trial: Treatments for Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC Compared
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:16h | UTCAtezolizumab for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ASCO 2018: First-Line Atezolizumab Improves Survival in Advanced NSCLC – European Society of Medical Oncology (free)
ASCO 2018: Pembrolizumab vs. Chemotherapy as First-line Therapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCCommentaries: 2018 ASCO: KEYNOTE-042 Trial Compares Pembrolizumab With Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment of NSCLC With PD-L1 Expression of 1% or More – The ASCO Post (free) AND ‘End of an Era’ for Chemo in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Lifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:14h | UTCLifetime Smoking History and Risk of Lung Cancer: Results From the Framingham Heart Study – Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Risk of Incident Lung Cancer Drops by 39% Five Years After Smokers Quit – AJMC (free) AND New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, via eCancer News (free)
Review: Management Pathways for Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
24 May, 2018 | 22:41h | UTCManagement pathways for solitary pulmonary nodules – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Review: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma
9 May, 2018 | 16:24h | UTCThe Chest Bump: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma – emDocs (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Combination Therapy with Immunotherapy Increases Overall Survival in Patients with Lung Cancer
16 Apr, 2018 | 16:34h | UTCCommentaries: AACR 2018: Combination therapy doubles survival in metastatic lung cancer – eCancer News (free) AND Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
NCCN guideline: lung cancer screening
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCLung Cancer Screening, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
See related guideline: Lung Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Randomized trial: talc administration by indwelling pleural catheter for malignant effusion
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCOutpatient Talc Administration by Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Malignant Effusion – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (see Visual Abstract)
Commentary: Outpatient talc administration improves malignant effusion outcomes – Chest Physician (free)
Guideline: palliative thoracic radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCCommentaries: Updated ASTRO guideline for palliative lung radiation now recommends concurrent chemotherapy for some stage III patients – eCancer News (free) AND ASTRO updates lung radiation guideline for non-small cell lung cancer patients – Health Imaging (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses CAP/IASLC/AMP Guideline Update on Molecular Testing for Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Research: Fluoroquinolone use and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:17h | UTCFluoroquinolone use and risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection: nationwide cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Related: Aortic Dissection and Aortic Aneurysms Associated with Fluoroquinolones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – American Journal of Medicine (free) AND Fluoroquinolones and collagen associated severe adverse events: a longitudinal cohort study – BMJ Open (free) AND Risk of Aortic Dissection and Aortic Aneurysm in Patients Taking Oral Fluoroquinolone – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Review: Enhanced Recovery in Thoracic Surgery
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:28h | UTCEnhanced Recovery in Thoracic Surgery: A Review – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
See other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines and Reviews
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
BTS Guideline for the Investigation and Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:26h | UTCRelated guideline: Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Systematic review: Preoperative exercise halves the postoperative complication rate in patients with lung cancer
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:18h | UTCPreoperative exercise halves the postoperative complication rate in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review of the effect of exercise on complications, length of stay and quality of life in patients with cancer – British Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Regular exercise halves complication rate after lung cancer surgery – eCancer News (free) AND Lung Cancer Postoperative Complications Reduced With Preoperative Exercise – Pulmonology Advisor (free)
ASCO Guideline: Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:12h | UTCCommentaries: ASCO Guideline Offers Recommendations for Management of Mesothelioma – Cancer Network (free) AND ASCO Releases First Mesothelioma Guideline – MedPage Today (free registration required)
CHEST Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:11h | UTCScreening for Lung Cancer: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free PDF)
Summary and commentary: New guideline released on lung cancer screening – ACP Internist (free)
Guideline: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
4 Feb, 2018 | 18:03h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses ASTRO Guideline on Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage NSCLC – The ASCO Post (free)
Original Guideline: Stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: Executive Summary of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline – Practical Radiation Oncology (free)
Review: Imaging Features of Intrathoracic Complications of Lung Transplantation
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:14h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Weekend Surgical Care and Postoperative Mortality
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:47h | UTCCommentary: Evidence Supports ‘Weekend Effect’ for Mortality after Surgery – Wolters Kluwer, via NewsWise (free)
“The odds of postoperative mortality were 27 percent higher for patients admitted to the hospital on Saturday or Sunday, compared to those hospitalized on a weekday” (from NewsWise).
Research: Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:03h | UTCEffect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Treatment with pleural catheter resulted in fewer hospitalization days from treatment to death (median, 10 vs 12 days).
Review: Prevention of Chronic Rejection After Lung Transplantation
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCPrevention of chronic rejection after lung transplantation – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)