Published in Cancer on January 17, 2012
Use of radiation therapy in the last 30 days of life among a large population-based cohort of elderly patients in the United States. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.38
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Managing brain metastases patients with and without radiotherapy: initial lessonsfrom a team-based consult service through a multidisciplinary integrated palliative oncology clinic. Support Care Cancer (2013) 0.88
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Radiation therapy in the last month of life. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother (2013) 0.80
Development of a score predicting survival after palliative reirradiation. J Oncol (2014) 0.79
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Palliative radiotherapy with or without additional care by a multidisciplinary palliative care team in patients with newly diagnosed cancer: a retrospective matched pairs comparison. Radiat Oncol (2015) 0.78
Utilization of palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases near end of life in a population-based cohort. BMC Palliat Care (2016) 0.78
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Variations in intensity of end-of-life cancer therapy by cancer type at a Canadian tertiary cancer centre between 2003 and 2010. Support Care Cancer (2015) 0.75
Impact of Radiation Therapy on Aggressive Care and Quality of Life Near Death. J Pain Symptom Manage (2016) 0.75
The Glasgow prognostic score: Useful information when prescribing palliative radiotherapy. Mol Clin Oncol (2017) 0.75
American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline recommendations for sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2005) 8.56
Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: report of CALGB 39802--a prospective, multi-institution feasibility study. J Clin Oncol (2007) 4.42
Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: a propensity-matched analysis from the STS database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 4.23
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Final toxicity results of a radiation-dose escalation study in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): predictors for radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2006) 3.40
High-dose radiation improved local tumor control and overall survival in patients with inoperable/unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer: long-term results of a radiation dose escalation study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2005) 3.32
Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a safe and versatile procedure: experience with 500 consecutive patients. Ann Surg (2006) 3.32
Time to adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in National Comprehensive Cancer Network institutions. J Natl Cancer Inst (2012) 3.16
Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity compared with thoracotomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 3.06
Gastric cancer, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2013) 3.03
Palliative radiation therapy practice in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium (CanCORS) Study. J Clin Oncol (2013) 2.91
Adoption of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for breast cancer in the United States. J Natl Cancer Inst (2011) 2.77
Non-small cell lung cancer, version 2.2013. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2013) 2.56
Adoption of gene expression profile testing and association with use of chemotherapy among women with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2012) 2.53
Reducing hospital morbidity and mortality following esophagectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 2.41
Comparing different NTCP models that predict the incidence of radiation pneumonitis. Normal tissue complication probability. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2003) 2.41
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Thoracoscopic lobectomy has increasing benefit in patients with poor pulmonary function: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis. Ann Surg (2012) 2.33
Lymphovascular invasion in non-small-cell lung cancer: implications for staging and adjuvant therapy. J Thorac Oncol (2012) 2.21
Risk factors for morbidity after lobectomy for lung cancer in elderly patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 2.19
Thoracoscopic lobectomy facilitates the delivery of chemotherapy after resection for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.17
Emergence of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer as standard-of-care in academic comprehensive cancer centers. J Natl Cancer Inst (2003) 2.11
The role of radiation therapy in resected T2 N0 esophageal cancer: a population-based analysis. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 2.08
Local recurrence after surgery for early stage lung cancer: an 11-year experience with 975 patients. Cancer (2009) 2.08
A comparative analysis of positron emission tomography and mediastinoscopy in staging non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 2.07
Development of metastatic disease after enrollment in the COMS trials for treatment of choroidal melanoma: Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group Report No. 26. Arch Ophthalmol (2005) 2.05
Esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2011) 2.03
Does pneumonectomy have a role in the treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer? Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.98
Improved survival with pulmonary metastasectomy: an analysis of 1720 patients with pulmonary metastatic melanoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.96
Development and validation of a heart atlas to study cardiac exposure to radiation following treatment for breast cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2010) 1.90
Prognostic factors for recurrence after pulmonary resection of colorectal cancer metastases. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.88
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy at 20 years: a consensus statement. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.86
Out-of-pocket health-care expenditures among older Americans with cancer. Value Health (2004) 1.86
Clinicopathologic features, patterns of recurrence, and survival among women with triple-negative breast cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Cancer (2012) 1.75
Impact of T status and N status on perioperative outcomes after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.74
Non-small cell lung cancer, version 1.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2014) 1.71
Selecting high priority quality measures for breast cancer quality improvement. Med Care (2008) 1.70
Comparative effectiveness of ductal carcinoma in situ management and the roles of margins and surgeons. J Natl Cancer Inst (2011) 1.69
Non-small cell lung cancer clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2006) 1.68
Effect of radiation therapy on permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator function. Heart Rhythm (2012) 1.68
Unacceptable cosmesis in a protocol investigating intensity-modulated radiotherapy with active breathing control for accelerated partial-breast irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2010) 1.67
Pulmonary segmentectomy by thoracotomy or thoracoscopy: reduced hospital length of stay with a minimally-invasive approach. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.66
Using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography to assess tumor volume during radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer and its potential impact on adaptive dose escalation and normal tissue sparing. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2009) 1.64
High rates of surveillance imaging for treated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: findings from a large national database. Leuk Lymphoma (2012) 1.62
Efficacy of single-dose, multilevel paravertebral nerve blockade for analgesia after thoracoscopic procedures. Anesthesiology (2006) 1.61
Exposure to environmental ozone alters semen quality. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 1.60
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based review of the role of radiosurgery for brain metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2005) 1.59
A pilot study of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scans during and after radiation-based therapy in patients with non small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol (2007) 1.55
Variability in the treatment of elderly patients with stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol (2013) 1.53
Esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancers, version 1.2015. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2015) 1.52
Nine-year single center experience with cervical mediastinoscopy: complications and false negative rate. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.52
The application of lean thinking to the care of patients with bone and brain metastasis with radiation therapy. J Oncol Pract (2007) 1.48
Pathologic nodal status predicts disease-free survival after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for gastroesophageal junction carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 1.47
Perioperative management of patients on clopidogrel (Plavix) undergoing major lung resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.47
Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.43
A National Analysis of Long-term Survival Following Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy for Stage I Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. Ann Surg (2017) 1.39
CT-based definition of thoracic lymph node stations: an atlas from the University of Michigan. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2005) 1.38
Gastric cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2010) 1.35
Impact of the 7th Edition AJCC staging classification on the NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology for gastric and esophageal cancers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2013) 1.35
Feasibility of hybrid thoracoscopic lobectomy and en-bloc chest wall resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.34
Thoracoscopic lobectomy: a safe and effective strategy for patients with stage I lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.32
Pulmonary function tests do not predict pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.32
Expectations about the effectiveness of radiation therapy among patients with incurable lung cancer. J Clin Oncol (2013) 1.30
A cost-minimisation analysis of lobectomy: thoracoscopic versus posterolateral thoracotomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.30
Elevation of plasma TGF-beta1 during radiation therapy predicts radiation-induced lung toxicity in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a combined analysis from Beijing and Michigan. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2009) 1.28
Impact of hormone receptor status on patterns of recurrence and clinical outcomes among patients with human epidermal growth factor-2-positive breast cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: a prospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Res (2012) 1.26
Contraindications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lobectomy and determinants of conversion to open. J Thorac Dis (2013) 1.26
Concordance with NCCN Colorectal Cancer Guidelines and ASCO/NCCN Quality Measures: an NCCN institutional analysis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2009) 1.25
A comprehensive evaluation for aspiration after esophagectomy reduces the incidence of postoperative pneumonia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.22
Thoracoscopic lobectomy: the gold standard for early-stage lung cancer? Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.21
The impact of breast reconstruction on the delivery of chemotherapy. Cancer (2010) 1.20
Thoracoscopic lobectomy: a safe and effective strategy for patients receiving induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.19
Impact of randomized clinical trial results in the national comprehensive cancer network on the use of tamoxifen after breast surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ. J Clin Oncol (2007) 1.18
A model for morbidity after lung resection in octogenarians. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.17
Features predicting sentinel lymph node positivity in Merkel cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.16
The effect of age on delay in diagnosis and stage of breast cancer. Oncologist (2012) 1.15
Comparison of referring and final pathology for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. J Clin Oncol (2008) 1.15
Troubleshooting video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.14
The use of radiation as a component of breast conservation therapy in National Comprehensive Cancer Network Centers. J Clin Oncol (2006) 1.13
Efficacy of mediastinal lymph node dissection during lobectomy for lung cancer by thoracoscopy and thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.13
Validation of a thoracoscopic lobectomy simulator. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.13
An inexpensive, reproducible tissue simulator for teaching thoracoscopic lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.12
Human pancreatic islets and diabetes research. JAMA (2009) 1.11
Respiratory complications after esophagectomy. Thorac Surg Clin (2006) 1.11
Outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.09
"Reality surgery"--a research ethics perspective on the live broadcast of surgical procedures. J Surg Educ (2010) 1.08
Normal tissue complication probability modeling for acute esophagitis in patients treated with conformal radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol (2005) 1.08
Induction chemoradiation is not superior to induction chemotherapy alone in stage IIIA lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.07
Comparing the costs of radiation therapy and radical prostatectomy for the initial treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol (2002) 1.06
Thymomas and thymic carcinomas: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (2013) 1.06
Outcomes of tracheobronchial stents in patients with malignant airway disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.06
Interinstitutional variation in management decisions for treatment of 4 common types of cancer: A multi-institutional cohort study. Ann Intern Med (2014) 1.05
Combining physical and biologic parameters to predict radiation-induced lung toxicity in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer treated with definitive radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2012) 1.05
Short-term and long-term reproducibility of lung tumor position using active breathing control (ABC). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2006) 1.05
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based review of the role of radiosurgery for malignant glioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2005) 1.05