Recurrence of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With Visceral Pleural Invasion summarized by Biagio Ricciuti

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“Recurrence of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With Visceral Pleural Invasion (pT2)

Secondary analysis of CALGB 140503 (ph3).

5-year DFS 65.9% for pT1 and 53.3% for pT2.

Independent from extent of resection.

 No OS difference.”

Recurrence of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With Visceral Pleural Invasion – A Seconday Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors: Nasser Altorki, Xiaofei Wang, Bryce Damman, David R Jones, Dennis Wigle, Jeffrey Port, Massimo Conti, Ahmad S Ashrafi, Moishe Lieberman, Rodney Landreneau, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Stephen Yang, John D Mitchell, Robert Keenan, Thomas Bauer, Daniel Miller, David Kozono, Jennifer Mentlick, Everett Vokes, Thomas E Stinchcombe

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Biagio Ricciuti is a thoracic oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research interests are various aspects of lung cancer, including novel therapeutics, biomarker identification, and predictive modeling for patient outcomes. Besides being actively engaged in research, Dr. Ricciuti is involved in clinical trials and patient care.