Understanding adverse events related to perioperative immunotherapy: A primer for thoracic surgeons
Published in Thoracic Cancer
Response to: Successful afatinib rechallenge in a patient with non‐small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR G719C and S768I...
Published in Thoracic Cancer
When waters of the river and the well meet
Published in Thoracic Cancer
PERFECT trial results: Combining neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with atezolizumab is feasible in resectable esophageal ad...
Published in Thoracic Cancer
Mutation profile and immunoscore signature in thymic carcinomas: An exploratory study and review of the literature
...Published in Thoracic Cancer
Immunoscore, molecular profile, and their correlation with the clinical outcomes of a series of 15 thymic carcinomas were evaluated. We confirmed the low rate of mutations in thymic carcinomas and suggest FGFR3 and CDKN2A mutations as intriguing potential therapeutic targets
Subxifoid versus transthoracic thoracoscopic lobectomy: Results of a retrospective analysis before and after matching an...
...Published in Thoracic Cancer
Subxifoid thoracoscopy is a safe procedure compared to conventional transthoracic thoracoscopy. It avoids intercostal incision and spares nerve trauma, resulting in a reduction of postoperative pain and paresthesia.
Prognostic factors for progression‐free and overall survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma
...Published in Thoracic Cancer
Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an infrequent neoplasia with a poor prognosis and the majority of patients already have advanced disease at the time of presentation. Exposure to asbestos is the most important risk factor for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a neoplasia with a long preclinical stage that can span from 15 ...
Single center experience of uniportal VATS anatomical lung resections: Mid‐term oncological outcomes
Published in Thoracic Cancer
The stage‐related DFS in our uniportal VATS group compared favorably with those in reports of traditional VATS mid‐ or long‐term outcomes.
Blood T cell diversity associated with the prognosis of advanced non‐small cell lung carcinoma treated with first‐line p...
...Published in Thoracic Cancer
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between blood T cell diversity and the survival of patients treated with pemetrexed‐based chemotherapy for nonsquamous non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In advanced NSCLC patients treated with first‐line pemetrexed combined with platinum, the low level of blood TCR diversity at baseline with a...
Is video‐assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy associated with higher overall costs compared with open surgery? Results of be...
Published in Thoracic Cancer
Is video‐assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy associated with higher overall costs compared with open surgery? A review of the literature until May 2020 was performed, and 20 studies provided the most applicable evidence to evaluate this issue. Thoracoscopic lobectomy was associated with higher operative costs than open lobectomy, but lower indirect co...
