High-Grade Pneumonitis Events in Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced NSCLC Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab.

Background: The standard of care for unresectable locally advanced NSCLC is concurrent chemotherapy and radiation (CRT) followed by adjuvant durvalumab, established by the PACIFIC trial, which revealed acceptable although higher rates of pneumonitis with durvaluamb than placebo. We retrospectively reviewed patients with locally advanced NSCLC from 2018 to 2022 treated with definitive CRT (≥60 Gy) followed by at least one dose of adjuvant durvalumab.

Objective: To review the incidence of pneumonitis and contributing factors, and also to review grade 5 pneumonitis (G5) events.

Preoperative Radiation Performed at a Nonsarcoma Center May Lead to Increased Wound Complications Following Resection in Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcomas.

Objectives: Preoperative radiation therapy (RT) followed by wide-local excision with or without chemotherapy is widely accepted as management for soft tissue sarcomas (STS). Although studies have demonstrated excellent local control with this technique, there can be significant morbidity with the development of wound complications. It has been shown that sarcoma resections performed at a high-volume center lead to improved survival and functional outcomes.

Outcomes of shoulder replacement in humeral head avascular necrosis.

Background: This retrospective review evaluated 25 patients with 29 shoulders treated with arthroplasty for humeral head avascular necrosis (HHAVN) between 2004 and 2015. We hypothesized that regardless of implant, radiographic stage, or etiology, patients would appreciate significant improvement in pain, range of motion, and shoulder functionality after surgical intervention.

Methods: Data were obtained by record review on all patients meeting inclusion criteria.