Lung Cancer

Impact of robotics and a suspended lead suit on physician radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary intervention.

BACKGROUND: Reports of left-sided brain malignancies among interventional cardiologists have heightened concerns regarding physician radiation exposure. This study evaluated the impact of a suspended lead suit and robotic system on physician radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Surgery for predominant lesion in nonlocalized bronchiectasis.

OBJECTIVE: Patients with nonlocalized bronchiectasis are encountered commonly; however, there is little information regarding surgical intervention in this patient population. The aim of this study was to evaluate symptomatic response and safety of anatomic resection of the predominant lesion via the use of lobectomy for the management of nonlocalized bronchiectasis.

Non-small cell lung cancer: quantitative phenotypic analysis of CT images as a potential marker of prognosis.

This was a retrospective study to investigate the predictive and prognostic ability of quantitative computed tomography phenotypic features in patient...

Graphene oxide as a nanocarrier for controlled release and targeted delivery of an anticancer active agent, chlorogenic acid.

We have synthesized graphene oxide using improved Hummer's method in order to explore the potential use of the resulting graphene oxide as a nanocarri...

The Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital uniportal subxiphoid approach for lung segmentectomies.

BACKGROUND: Lung segmentectomy may be considered an oncologic equivalent treatment to lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) sized 20 mm or ...

Efficacy according to blind independent central review: Post-hoc analyses from the phase III, randomized, multicenter, IPASS study of first-line gefitinib versus carboplatin/paclitaxel in Asian patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC.

OBJECTIVE: The Phase III, randomized, open-label IPASS study (NCT00322452) of first-line epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (E...

Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: A Case Report.

Ductal adenocarcinoma is an unusual variant of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. A 73-year-old male was referred to our hospital for the further examina...

Exploring Value From the Patient's Perspective Between Modern Radiation Therapy Modalities for Localized Prostate Cancer.

PURPOSE: Patients' perspectives on their treatment experiences have not been compared between modern radiation modalities for localized prostate cance...

U.S. Department of Defense Multiple-Parameter Biodosimetry Network.

The U.S. Department of Defense (USDOD) service members are at risk of exposure to ionizing radiation due to radiation accidents, terrorist attacks and...

A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Prophylactic Manuka Honey for the Reduction of Chemoradiation Therapy-Induced Esophagitis During the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Results of NRG Oncology RTOG 1012.

PURPOSE: Randomized trials have shown that honey is effective for the prevention of radiation-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer patients. Beca...

Patterns of Recurrence After Postprostatectomy Fossa Radiation Therapy Identified by C-11 Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography.

PURPOSE: To evaluate C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography (CholPET) in staging and determining patterns of recurrence in pros...

Multi-atlas and unsupervised learning approach to perirectal space segmentation in CT images.

Perirectal space segmentation in computed tomography images aids in quantifying radiation dose received by healthy tissues and toxicity during the cou...

Limited short-term effect of palliative radiation therapy on quantitative computed tomography-derived bone mineral density in femora with metastases.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of single fraction (SF) and multiple fraction (MF) radiation therapy (RT) on bone mineral d...

Effect of Long-Term Hormonal Therapy (vs Short-Term Hormonal Therapy): A Secondary Analysis of Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Treated on NRG Oncology RTOG 9202.

PURPOSE: NRG Oncology RTOG 9202 was a randomized trial testing long-term adjuvant androgen deprivation (LTAD) versus initial androgen deprivation only...

Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Single-Surgeon Initial Experience.

Minimally invasive surgery has gained increasing acceptance over the last few years, which has expanded to pancreaticoduodenectomy. Laparoscopic pancr...

Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection to Select Clinically Node-negative Prostate Cancer Patients for Pelvic Radiation Therapy: Effect on Biochemical Recurrence and Systemic Progression.

PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of robotic-assisted laparoscopic sentinel lymph node (SLN) dissection (SLND) to select those patients with prostate ca...

Long-term results of adjuvant versus early salvage postprostatectomy radiation: A large single-institutional experience.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate freedom from biochemical failure (FFBF), freedom from androgen deprivation therapy (FFADT), freedom...

Virtual screening of natural compounds as inhibitors of EGFR 696-1022 T790M associated with non-small cell lung cancer.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most dominating and lethal type of lung cancer triggering more than 1.3 million deaths per year. The most ef...

System Integration and In Vivo Testing of a Robot for Ultrasound Guidance and Monitoring During Radiotherapy.

We are developing a cooperatively controlled robot system for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in which a clinician and robot share control of a ...

Antithyroid drug-associated MPO-ANCA-positive tubulointerstitial nephritis in a type 2 diabetes patient: a case report.

A 54-year-old man diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and hyperthyroidism was prescribed propylthiouracil (PTU) after the patient developed hepatic dysfunc...