{"title":"Reply to the Letter to the Editor: The Relationship Between Air Pollution and Lung Cancer: Differences in Sensitivity Across Regions and Populations.","authors":"Run-Xuan Zhou, Da-Wei Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1380","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e82-e84"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rudolf M Huber, Milena Cavic, Haval Balata, Andrea Borondy Kitts, John K Field, Claudia Henschke, Ella A Kazerooni, Anna Kerpel-Fronius, Robert A Smith, Emanuela Taioli, Luigi Ventura, Stephen Lam, David Yankelevitz, Martin Tammemägi
{"title":"From the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Early Detection and Screening Committee: Terminology Issues in Screening and Early Detection of Lung Cancer-International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Early Detection and Screening Committee Expert Group Recommendations.","authors":"Rudolf M Huber, Milena Cavic, Haval Balata, Andrea Borondy Kitts, John K Field, Claudia Henschke, Ella A Kazerooni, Anna Kerpel-Fronius, Robert A Smith, Emanuela Taioli, Luigi Ventura, Stephen Lam, David Yankelevitz, Martin Tammemägi","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.07.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.07.022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To facilitate global implementation of lung cancer (LC) screening and early detection in a quality assured and consistent manner, common terminology is needed. Researchers and clinicians within different specialties may use the same terms but with different meanings or different terms for the same intended meanings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Diagnostics Working Group of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Early Detection and Screening Committee has analyzed and discussed relevant terms used on a regular basis and suggests recommendations for consensus definitions of terminology applicable in this setting. We explored how to reach consensus to define relevant and unambiguous terminology for use by health care providers, researchers, patients, screening participants, and family.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Terms and definitions for epidemiologic and health-economical purposes included the following: standardized incidence and mortality rates, LC-specific survival, long-term survival and cure rates, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and undertreatment. Terms and definitions for defining screening findings included the following: positive, false-positive, negative, false-negative, and indeterminate findings and additional and incidental findings. Terms and definitions for describing parameters in screening programs included the following: opportunistic versus programmatic screening, screening rounds, interval or interim diagnoses, and invasive and minimally invasive procedures. Terms and definitions for shared decision-making included the following: LC screening-possible harms and risks and LC risk and modifiers prior and posterior to a measure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A common set of terminology with standard definitions is recommended for describing clinical LC screening programs, the discussion about effectiveness and outcomes, or the clinical setting. The use of the terms should be clearly defined and explained.</p>","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1606-1617"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary on \"Evaluation of Major Pathologic Response and Pathologic Complete Response as Surrogate End Points for Survival in Randomized Controlled Trials of Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Resectable NSCLC\".","authors":"Dongzhi Jiang, Fei Yang, Huiwei Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.07.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.07.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e79-e80"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142791985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strengthening the Evidence: Expanding Research on Passive Smoking and Lung Cancer.","authors":"Xinyu Xu, Jiebin Xie, Zining Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e94-e95"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Filippo Lococo, Marco Chiappetta, Angelo Minucci, Emilio Bria, Stefano Margaritora
{"title":"Tumor-Naïve Circulating Tumor DNA Detection Will Potentially Overturn the Strategy of Care in Early-Stage NSCLC.","authors":"Filippo Lococo, Marco Chiappetta, Angelo Minucci, Emilio Bria, Stefano Margaritora","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e84-e85"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arya Amini, Vlad G Zaha, Eman Hamad, Pamela K Woodard, Andreas Rimner, Joe Y Chang, Stephen G Chun, Jessica Donington, Martin J Edelman, Matthew A Gubens, Kristin A Higgins, Puneeth Iyengar, Aditya Juloori, Benjamin Movsas, Matthew S Ning, Henry S Park, George Rodrigues, Andrea Wolf, Charles B Simone
{"title":"American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria on Cardiac Toxicity Prevention and Management After Thoracic Radiotherapy.","authors":"Arya Amini, Vlad G Zaha, Eman Hamad, Pamela K Woodard, Andreas Rimner, Joe Y Chang, Stephen G Chun, Jessica Donington, Martin J Edelman, Matthew A Gubens, Kristin A Higgins, Puneeth Iyengar, Aditya Juloori, Benjamin Movsas, Matthew S Ning, Henry S Park, George Rodrigues, Andrea Wolf, Charles B Simone","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1433","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The multidisciplinary American Radium Society Thoracic Committee was assigned to create appropriate use criteria on cardiac toxicity prevention and management for patients undergoing radiotherapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review of the current literature was conducted. Case variants of patients with thoracic malignancies undergoing radiation were created based on presence or absence of cardiovascular risk factors and treatment-related risks assessed by dose exposure to the heart and cardiac substructures. Modified Delphi methodology was used to evaluate the variants and procedures, with less than or equal to three rating points from median defining agreement/consensus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of six variants were evaluated. The panel felt that patients with cardiac comorbidities at high risk for radiation-related cardiac toxicity should undergo a prescreening cardiac-focused history and physical (H&P) examination, electrocardiogram, cardiac imaging including an echocardiogram, and referral to a cardiologist/cardio-oncologist. Recommendations for those without cardiac comorbidities at low risk for cardiac toxicity were to undergo a baseline H&P examination only. Conversely, those without cardiac comorbidities but at high risk for radiation-related cardiac toxicity were recommended to undergo a prescreening electrocardiogram, in addition to a H&P examination. For patients with cardiac comorbidities at low risk for cardiac toxicity, the panel felt that prescreening and postscreening tests may be appropriate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The American Radium Society Thoracic appropriate use criteria panel has developed multidisciplinary consensus guidelines for cardiac toxicity prevention, surveillance, and management after thoracic radiotherapy based on cardiac comorbidities at presentation and risk of radiation-related cardiac toxicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":" ","pages":"1654-1667"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11665043/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Surbhi Singhal, Shiruyeh Schokrpur, David Gandara, Jonathan W Riess
{"title":"KRAS G12C Inhibitors: New Drugs, A New Hope.","authors":"Surbhi Singhal, Shiruyeh Schokrpur, David Gandara, Jonathan W Riess","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1383","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"1594-1598"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142791990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor.","authors":"Takashi Kohno, Akifumi Mochizuki","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e95-e96"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship Between Air Pollution and Lung Cancer: Differences in Sensitivity Across Regions and Populations.","authors":"Linfeng Wang, Zhiwen Wang, Gang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e81-e82"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tae Hee Hong, Soohyun Hwang, Hong Kwan Kim, Myung-Ju Ahn
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor: Comment on \"Tumor-Naive ctDNA Detection Will Potentially Overturn the Strategy of Care in Early-Stage NSCLC\".","authors":"Tae Hee Hong, Soohyun Hwang, Hong Kwan Kim, Myung-Ju Ahn","doi":"10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.08.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17515,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thoracic Oncology","volume":"19 12","pages":"e86-e87"},"PeriodicalIF":21.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}