The Evolution of Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Albain K.S. , Rusch V.W. , Crowley J.J. , Rice T.W. , Turrisi A.T. 3rd , Weick J.K. , Lonchyna V.A. , Presant C.A. , McKenna R.J. , Gandara D.R. : Concurrent cisplatin/etoposide plus chest radiotherapy followed by surgery for stages IIIA (N2) and IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer: mature results of Southwest Oncology Group phase II study 8805. J. Clin. Oncol., 13: 1880–1892, 1995.

Alloisio M. , Luzzati A. : Total vertebrectomy for en bloc resection of lung cancer invading the spine. J. Exp. Clin. Cancer Res., 16: 2, 1997.

Dartevelle P.G. , Chapelier A.R. , Macchiarini P. , Lenot B. , Cerrina J. , Ladurie F.L. , Parquin F.J. , Lafont D. : Anterior transcervical approach for radical resection of lung tumors invading the thoracic inlet. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 105: 1025–1034, 1993.

Depierre A. , Milleron B. , Moro D. , Chevret S. , Braun D. , Quoix E. , Lebeau B. , Breton J.L. , Lemarié E. , Gouva S. , Paillot N. , Bréchot J.M. , Janicot H. , Lebas F.X. , Terrioux P. , Foucher P. , Monchàtre M. , Coëtmeur D. , Clavier J. , Villeneuve A. , Westeel V. , Chastang Cl. : Phase III trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) in resectable stage I (except TINO), II, IIIa non-small lung cancer: the French experience. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 18: a465, 1999 (abstr. 1792).

Eberhardt W. , Wilke H. , Stamatis G. , Stuschke M. , Harstrick A. , Menker H. , Krause B. , Mueller M.R. , Stahl M. , Flasshove M. , Budach V. , Greschuchna D. , Konietzko N. , Sack H. , Seeber S. : Preoperative chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation therapy based on hyperfractioned accelerated radiotherapy and definitive surgery in locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: mature results of a phase II trial. J. Clin. Oncol., 16: 622–634, 1998.

Fowler W.C. , Langer C.J. , Curran W.J. , Keller S.M. : Postoperative complications after combined neoadjuvant treatment of lung cancer. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 55: 986–989, 1993.

Ginsberg R.J. : Alternative (muscle-sparing) incisions in thoracic surgery. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 56: 72–754, 1993.

Grunenwald D. , Le Chevalier T. , Arriagada R. : Results of surgical resection in stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after concomitant induction chemo-radiotherapy. Lung Cancer; 18 (Suppl. 1): 73(A280), 1997.

Grunenwald D. , Andrè F. , Pignon J.P. , Le Pechoux C. , Baldeyrou P. , Girard P. , Le Chevalier T. : Prognostic analysis of patients with N2 non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC): two different populations. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol., 17: A1875, 1998.

Grunenwald D.H. : Surgery for advanced stage lung cancer. Sem. Surg. Oncol., 18: 137–142, 2000.

Hata E. , Hayakawa K. , Miyamoto H. : The incidence and the prognosis of the contralateral mediastinal node involvement of the left lung cancer patients who underwent bilateral mediastinal dissection and pulmonary resection through a median sternotomy [Abstract]. Lung Cancer, 4(suppl.): A87, 1988.

Holmes E.C. , Hill L.D. , Gail M. : A randomized comparison of the effects of adjuvant therapy on resected stages II and III non-small cell carcinoma of the lung. The Lung Cancer Study Group. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 202: 335–341, 1985.

Holmes E.C. : General principles of surgical quality control. Chest, 106(Suppl): 334S–337S (The Lung Cancer Study Group: Final Analysis), 1994.

Isbicki J.R. , Thetter O. , Habekost M. , Karg O. , Passlick B. , Kubuschok B. , Busch C. , Haeussinger K. , Knoefel W.T. , Pantel K. : Radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized trial. B. J. Surg., 1994; 81: 229.

Keller S.M. , Ada K.S. , Wagner H. , Johnson D.H. : Mediastinal lymph node dissection improves survival in patients with stage IIIa non-small cell lung cancer. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 70(2): 358–365; discussion 365–366, 2000.

Kirby T.J. , Mack M.J. , Landreneau R.J. , Rice T.W. : Lobectomy video-assisted thoracic surgery versus muscle-sparing thoracotomy. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 109: 997–1002, 1995.

Kittle C.F. : Which way in? The thoracotomy incision. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 45: 234, 1988.

Korst R.J. , Ginsberg R.J. , Ailawadi M. , Bains M.S. , Downey R.J. Jr. , Rusch V.W. , Stover D. : Lobectomy improves ventilatory function in selected patients with severe COPD. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 66: 898–902, 1998.

Le Chevalier T. , Arriagada R. , Tarayre M. , Lacombe-Terrier M.J. , Laplanche A. , Quoix E. , Ruffie P. , Martin M. , Douillard J.Y. : Significant effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival in locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma. J. Natl. Cancer Inst., 84: 58, 1992.

Lung Cancer Study Group: Effects of postoperative mediastinal radiation on completely resected stage II and stage III epidermoid cancer of the lung. N. Eng. J. Med., 315: 1377–1381, 1986.

Lung Cancer Study Group (Prepared by Robert J. Ginsberg, MD and Lawrence V. Rubinstein, PhD): Randomized trial of lobectomy versus limited resection for T1 N0 non-small cell lung cancer. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 60: 615–623, 1995.

Mathisen D.J. , Grillo H.C. : Carinal resection for bronchogenic carcinoma. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 102: 16–23, 1991.

Mountain C.F. : Revisions, in the international system for staging lung cancer. Chest, 111: 1711–1717, 1997.

Nakahara K. , Ohno K. , Mastumura A. , Hirose H. , Mastuda H. , Nakano S. , Shirakura R. , Kawashima Y. : Extended operation for lung cancer invading the aortic arch and superior vena cava. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 97: 428–433, 1989.

Rosell R. , Gomez-Codina J. , Camps C. : Preresectional chemotherapy in stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer: definitive analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Lung Cancer; 47: 7–14, 1999.

Roth J.A. , Atkinson E.N. , Fossella F. , Javier Sanchez J. , Maestre J. , Padilla J. , Canto A. , Abad A. , Roig J. : Long-term follow-up of patients enrolled in a randomized trial comparing perioperative chemotherapy and surgery with surgery alone in resectable stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer; 21: 1–6, 1998.

Rusch V.W. , Albain K.S. , Crowley J.J. , Rice T.W. , Lonchyna V. , McKenna R. Jr. , Stelzer K. , Livingston R.B. : Neoadjuvant therapy: a novel and effective treatment for stage IIIb non-small cell lung cancer. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 58: 290–295, 1994.

Rusch V.W. , Benfield J.R. : Neoadjuvant therapy for lung cancer: a note of caution. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 55: 820–821, 1993.

Thomas P. , Magnan P.E. , Moulin G. , Giudicelli R. , Fuentes P. : Extended operations for lung cancer invading the superior vena cava. Eur. J. Cardio-thorac. Surg., 8: 177–182, 1994.

Tsubota N. , Ayabe K. , Doi O. , Mori T. , Namikawa S. , Taki T. , Watanabe Y. for the Study Group of Extended Segmentectomy for Small Lung Tumor: Ongoing prospective study of segmentectomy for small lung tumors. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 66: 1787–1790, 1998.

Tsuchiya R. , Asamura W. , Kondo H. , Goya T. , Naruke T. : Extended resection of the left atrium, great vessels, or both for lung cancers. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 57: 960S, 1994.

Van Raemdonck D.E. , Schneider A. , Ginsberg R.J. : Surgical treatment for higher stage non-small cell lung cancer. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 54: 999–1013, 1992.

Van Houtte P. : Postoperative radiotherapy for lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 7: 57–64, 1991.

Warren W.H. , Faber L.P. : Segmentectomy versus lobectomy in patients with stage I pulmonary carcinoma. Five-year survival and patterns of intrathoracic recurrence. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 107(4): 1087–1093; discussion 1093–1094, 1994.

Watanabe Y. , Ishihashi T. , Iwa T. : Median sternotomy as an approach for pulmonary surgery. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 36: 227–231, 1988.