Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hassan A. Khalil, Weiwei Shi, Emanuele Mazzola, Daniel Nahum Lee, Emily Norton-Hughes, Daniel Dolan, Samantha Corman, Abby White, Lynette M. Sholl, Scott J. Swanson
Summary: Spread through air spaces is associated with higher distant recurrence and lower survival in lung adenocarcinoma. The features of spread through air spaces that influence prognosis are still under investigation.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Lu Han, Zhida Huang, Jing Zhang, Yan Chen, Jue Wang, Yicheng Xiong, Wangchao Yao, Likun Hou, Liping Zhang, Huansha Yu, Nan Song, Zhonghong Zhang, Yuming Zhu
Summary: This study found that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients with spread through air space (STAS) have worse disease-free survival (DFS) compared to those without STAS. STAS is an independent prognostic factor in SCLC patients.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Sami Dagher, Abdulrazzaq Sulaiman, Sophie Bayle-Bleuez, Claire Tissot, Valerie Grangeon-Vincent, David Laville, Pierre Fournel, Olivier Tiffet, Fabien Forest
Summary: This study identified extensive Spread Through Air Spaces (STAS) as an independent prognostic factor for poor outcomes in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), which is correlated with other poor prognostic factors such as emboli and pleural invasion, indicating greater tumor aggressiveness.
Article
Oncology
L. Gutierrez-Sainz, S. Lopez-Munoz, P. Cruz-Castellanos, O. Higuera, M. Esteban-Rodriguez, I Losantos-Garcia, J. De Castro-Carpeno
Summary: The presence of tumor spread through air spaces (STAS) in lung adenocarcinoma is associated with histological grade 3 and absence of lepidic pattern. STAS-positive patients have a higher risk of recurrence, and the distance from the edge of the tumor to the farthest STAS also affects overall survival.
Article
Oncology
Shiqi Chen, Ting Ye, Siqian Yang, Yue Zhao, Yang Zhang, Qingyuan Huang, Haoxuan Wu, Hong Hu, Yihua Sun, Yawei Zhang, Jiaqing Xiang, Shengping Wang, Yajia Gu, Yan Jin, Yuan Li, Haiquan Chen
Summary: This study found that tumor spread through air spaces (STAS) in lung adenocarcinoma is associated with tumor morphology and malignancy, and it has independent prognostic value for patients with pathologic N0 lung adenocarcinoma. Additionally, STAS is also associated with recurrence-free survival and overall survival in patients with acinar pattern-predominant adenocarcinoma/papillary pattern-predominant adenocarcinoma/invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma and those who underwent lobectomy.
Article
Pathology
Jasna Metovic, Enrico C. Falco, Elena Vissio, Federica Santoro, Luisa Delsedime, Federica Massa, Alessandra Pittaro, Simona Osella-Abate, Paola Cassoni, Marco Volante, Luisella Righi, Mauro Papotti
Summary: The study investigated the impact of gross sampling procedures on causing Spread Through Air Spaces (STAS) in lung cancer cases. The findings showed that STAS distribution was not affected by the cutting process, indicating it is not an artifact caused by pathologists during specimen handling, but a phenomenon preexisting to surgical tissue processing.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Yun Ding, Shutong Zhao, Xin Liu, Jie Ren, Jiuzhen Li, Weiran Zhang, Meilin Xu, Daqiang Sun
Summary: The current accuracy of frozen section diagnosis of tumor spread through air spaces (STAS) in small-sized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is poor, and its prognostic value is unknown.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Julian A. Villalba, Angela R. Shih, Treah May S. Sayo, Keiko Kunitoki, Yin P. Hung, Amy Ly, Marina Kem, Lida P. Hariri, Ashok Muniappan, Henning A. Gaissert, Yolonda L. Colson, Michael D. Lanuti, Mari Mino-Kenudson
Summary: This study evaluated the accuracy and consistency of STAS detection in early-stage lung adenocarcinomas on frozen section, finding that FS had low sensitivity and high specificity for detecting STAS, indicating a need for more precise criteria.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Toshihiro Ikeda, Kyuichi Kadota, Tetsuhiko Go, Reiji Haba, Hiroyasu Yokomise
Summary: STAS is a newly recognized pattern of invasion in lung adenocarcinoma, associated with prognosis in lung cancer. However, there are technical challenges such as distinguishing between in vivo phenomenon and artifact, assessing STAS in frozen specimens, and establishing the relationship between morphological and molecular properties of STAS.
Article
Oncology
Massimiliano Bassi, Andrea Russomando, Jacopo Vannucci, Andrea Ciardiello, Miriam Dolciami, Paolo Ricci, Angelina Pernazza, Giulia D'Amati, Carlo Mancini Terracciano, Riccardo Faccini, Sara Mantovani, Federico Venuta, Cecilia Voena, Marco Anile
Summary: This study proposes a radiomics-based prediction model of STAS that can be applied to clinical practice. The model can help in planning surgical treatment and avoiding unnecessary sublobar resections. The results of this study suggest that radiomics-based models can be used with data of high variance in acquisition, reconstruction, and preprocessing, opening up new opportunities for the prediction of STAS.
TRANSLATIONAL LUNG CANCER RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuki Onozato, Takahiro Nakajima, Hajime Yokota, Jyunichi Morimoto, Akira Nishiyama, Takahide Toyoda, Terunaga Inage, Kazuhisa Tanaka, Yuichi Sakairi, Hidemi Suzuki, Takashi Uno, Ichiro Yoshino
Summary: This study utilized radiomic features and machine learning to establish a predictive model for STAS, which might be helpful in selecting appropriate NSCLC patients for sublobar resection.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Zixuan Chen, Xianqiao Wu, Tianzheng Fang, Zhen Ge, Jiayuan Liu, Qinglong Wu, Lin Zhou, Jianfei Shen, Chengwei Zhou
Summary: Spread through air spaces (STAS) is a pattern of invasion in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has been recently identified and has a poor prognosis. This study aimed to assess the prognostic impact of STAS in stage IB NSCLC. The results showed that STAS was a significant prognostic factor, with STAS-positive patients having a significantly lower overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared to STAS-negative patients. Additionally, STAS was associated with poor differentiation, adenocarcinoma, and vascular invasion.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Li-Wei Chen, Mong-Wei Lin, Min-Shu Hsieh, Shun-Mao Yang, Hao-Jen Wang, Yi-Chang Chen, Hsin-Yi Chen, Yu-Hsuan Hu, Chi-En Lee, Jin-Shing Chen, Yeun-Chung Chang, Chung-Ming Chen
Summary: The study aimed to establish a radiomic prediction model for tumor spread through air spaces (STAS) in lung adenocarcinoma, which could help guide preoperative prediction of STAS in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma and relevant surgeries. The proposed model achieved good performance in both test cohorts.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yun Ding, Yiyong Chen, Hui Wen, Jiuzhen Li, Jinzhan Chen, Meilin Xu, Hua Geng, Lisheng You, Xiaojie Pan, Daqiang Sun
Summary: The aim of this study was to construct a prediction model for tumour spread through air spaces (STAS) in clinical stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and discuss its potential application value. The nomogram prediction model was constructed based on independent risk factors identified from logistic regression analyses. The model showed good calibration and predictive ability, suggesting its potential use in guiding treatment selection.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Respiratory System
Yun Ding, Jiuzhen Li, Xin Li, Meilin Xu, Hua Geng, Daqiang Sun
Summary: This study investigated whether percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) and bronchoscopic biopsy (BB) might cause tumor spread through air spaces (STAS). The results showed that both PNB and BB did not significantly affect the incidence of STAS. In addition, preoperative biopsy did not have a significant effect on recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Nobutaka Kawamoto, Riki Okita, Masataro Hayashi, Masashi Furukawa, Hidetoshi Inokawa, Kazunori Okabe
Article
Oncology
Nobutaka Kawamoto, Riki Okita, Hidetoshi Inokawa, Masataro Hayashi, Masashi Furukawa, Masanori Okada, Kazunori Okabe
Article
Oncology
Nobutaka Kawamoto, Masashi Furukawa, Riki Okita, Masanori Okada, Masataro Hayashi, Hidetoshi Inokawa, Kazunori Okabe, Keisuke Kawata
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Mark E. Snyder, John Sembrat, Kentaro Noda, Michael M. Myerburg, Andrew Craig, Nilay Mitash, Takashi Harano, Masashi Furukawa, Joseph Pilewski, John McDyer, Mauricio Rojas, Pablo Sanchez
Summary: EVLP is used to study the spatial and functional relationship between human lung tissue-resident memory T cells and lung-resident macrophages. Human lung T-RM and M-LR colocalize preferentially around the airways, and CD8(+) T(RM) show two functionally distinct populations based on PD1 and ZNF683 protein expression. M-LR provide costimulation signaling to T-RM, enhancing their effector function.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
Letter
Oncology
Akio Hara, Takashi Yoshioka
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masashi Furukawa, Ernest G. Chan, Matthew R. Morrell, John P. Ryan, Ryan M. Rivosecchi, Carlo J. Iasella, Elizabeth A. Lendermon, Joseph M. Pilewski, Pablo G. Sanchez
Summary: Bronchial dehiscence is a severe postoperative complication following lung transplantation, associated with lower survival rates. The use of basiliximab induction protocol and total ventilator duration were identified as independent predictive factors for postoperative airway dehiscence.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masashi Furukawa, Ernest G. Chan, Pablo G. Sanchez
Summary: This case report describes the use of an extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal system as a bridge to redo lung transplant in a patient with complete situs inversus. This approach helps optimize the patient's physical condition before the second transplant.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Kentaro Noda, Ernest G. Chan, Masashi Furukawa, John P. Ryan, Sarah Clifford, James D. Luketich, Pablo G. Sanchez, Pete Arlia, Christian A. Bermudez, Jonathan D'Cunha, Stephanie Dwinga, Ryan Dzadney, J. W. Awori Hayanga, Takashi Harano, John F. McDyer, Matthew R. Morrell, Sarah Rodney, Dan Ross, Christen Trosky, Norihisa Shigemura, Diana Zaldonis
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed data from lung transplantation with ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) from 2014 to 2020, and found that EVLP is associated with increased early posttransplant adverse events, but does not affect transplantation outcomes and patient survival.
CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Masashi Furukawa, Kentaro Noda, Ernest G. G. Chan, John P. P. Ryan, Jenalee N. N. Coster, Pablo G. G. Sanchez
Summary: This study retrospectively observed the evolution and outcomes of lung transplantation from donors after circulatory death (DCD) over the past decade and reported the practices and outcomes of ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) in this donor population. The study found no difference in survival time between circulatory death donors and brain death donors, but there were early survival differences in lung transplant recipients from circulatory death donors evaluated with EVLP. Further investigation is needed to understand the impact of this donor type and EVLP in lung transplantation.
CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masashi Furukawa, Jenalee N. Coster, Chadi A. Hage, Pablo G. Sanchez
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masashi Furukawa, Ernest G. Chan, John P. Ryan, Jenalee N. Coster, Pablo G. Sanchez
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed lung transplant procedures performed between 2011 and 2022, comparing outcomes of patients with gastro-jejunostomy (GJ) tube insertion to a control group. The results showed that patients with GJ had some postoperative complications, but there was no significant difference in survival or freedom from bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (FBOS) compared to the control group.
INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Koki Tamai, Shu Okamura, Yu Kamakura, Masahiro Koh, Koji Hayashi, Akio Hara, Yoshiteru Katsura, Hajime Hirose, Natsumi Tanaka, Chikara Ebisui, Hideoki Yokouchi, Masahiko Yano
Summary: In this study, the relationship between nutritional status and the development of incisional hernia (IH) after laparoscopic colorectal surgery was evaluated. It was found that factors such as female gender, obesity, high lymphocyte count, and long operative time were significantly associated with IH. Low albumin count was related to IH in patients with a BMI >= 25 kg/m(2), while a high lymphocyte count was related to IH regardless of BMI. In conclusion, a high preoperative lymphocyte count is an independent risk factor for IH, while a low albumin count is limited in predicting IH.
SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Letter
Oncology
Akio Hara, Masanori Matsuda, Arata Ishii, Takashi Yoshioka
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hiroyuki Tao, Masataro Hayashi, Masashi Furukawa, Ryohei Miyazaki, Shintaro Yokoyama, Akio Hara, Kazunori Okabe
GENERAL THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2019)