Sequence of biologic therapies and surgery affects survival in non-small cell lung cancer.

Background And Objectives: Biologic therapy is changing the landscape of lung cancer treatment. The objectives of this study were to compare overall survival (OS) between patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing neoadjuvant and adjuvant biologic therapy in combination with surgery and to evaluate the impact of chemotherapy on survival after combination biologic therapy and surgery.

Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried for cases of NSCLC from 2004 to 2016.

A History of Thoracic Aortic Surgery.

Ancient historical texts describe the presence of aortic pathology conditions, although the surgical treatment of thoracic aortic disease remained insurmountable until the 19th century. Surgical treatment of thoracic aortic disease then progressed along with advances in surgical technique, conduit production, cardiopulmonary bypass, and endovascular technology. Despite radical advances in aortic surgery, principles established by surgical pioneers of the 19th century hold firm to this day.

Pericardial constriction after lung transplantation.

Pericardial constriction is extremely rare after lung transplantation. We present a case and review the potential contributing factors for pericardial constriction after lung transplantation. Treatment for this condition, irrespective of the cause, remains pericardiectomy.

Effect of pre-transplantation prednisone on survival after lung transplantation.

Background: It is routine practice to discontinue corticosteroids or at least reduce the dose to View Article and Find Full Text PDF