Uptake of minimally invasive surgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer in the USA: an ecological study of secular trends using the National Cancer Database.
Erik F BlomKevin Ten HaafDouglas A ArenbergHarry J de KoningPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)
Between 2010 and 2014, uptake of MIS and SBRT among early stage NSCLC significantly increased, while the rate of conversions to open surgery significantly decreased. Continuing these trends may contribute to improving patient care, in particular with the expected increase in early stages due to the implementation of lung cancer screening.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- minimally invasive
- small cell lung cancer
- sentinel lymph node
- primary care
- healthcare
- coronary artery bypass
- climate change
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- human health
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- surgical site infection
- acute coronary syndrome
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- brain metastases
- tyrosine kinase
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy