You know, sort of from a cancer surgeon perspective, you're like, I need to get all the tumor out all the time, but when you actually look at the data, maybe those small little nodules that you're feeling with a grain of sand don't actually make that much difference, and we don't know.
You know, sort of from a cancer surgeon perspective, you're like, I need to get all the tumor out all the time, but when you actually look at the data, maybe those small little nodules that you're feeling with a grain of sand don't actually make that much difference, and we don't know.
You know, sort of from a cancer surgeon perspective, you're like, I need to get all the tumor out all the time, but when you actually look at the data, maybe those small little nodules that you're feeling with a grain of sand don't actually make that much difference, and we don't know.
You will find about 30 to 40% more lung nodules with your fingers and looking than you actually find on CAT scan, even with our special MP scanning and our like thin cut CT scans.
Update Course Rewind: Thoracotomy vs VATS for Lung Metastases
▶Ep 2 · 2:08
quoteAbout 40% of patients, you can get a. Durable cure response after 5 years. If you have complete metastatic site clearance, you can make these patients long-term survivors.↗
▶Ep 2 · 2:08
clinicalAbout 40% of patients can achieve a durable cure response after 5 years with complete metastatic site clearance.↗
▶Ep 2 · 2:23
clinicalComplete surgical resection of all metastatic tumor sites is an independent positive prognostic factor and affects overall survival, not just disease recurrence.↗
▶Ep 2 · 2:35
clinicalIn patients with metastatic osteosarcoma, even 1-millimeter nodules can contain malignant disease in about 60% of cases.↗
▶Ep 2 · 2:35
quoteOur data actually from one of our PSA studies shows that even at the size of 1 millimeter, you can get about 60% of 1 millimeter nodules contained malignant disease.↗
▶Ep 2 · 2:47
clinicalThe bigger the nodule is, the more likely it contains malignancy, but all the way down to 1 millimeter, tumor can be found.↗
▶Ep 2 · 3:13
clinicalThoracotomy has historically been standard of care because surgeons can use fingers and hands to feel tiny nodules.↗
▶Ep 2 · 3:19
quoteYou will find about 30 to 40% more lung nodules with your fingers and looking than you actually find on CAT scan, even with our special MP scanning and our like thin cut CT scans.↗
▶Ep 2 · 3:19
clinicalManual palpation during thoracotomy finds about 30 to 40% more lung nodules than are detected on CT scan, even with thin-cut CT scans.↗
▶Ep 2 · 3:50
clinicalICG can be used with thoracotomy to find deeper nodules, though depth of penetration is a limitation.↗
▶Ep 2 · 4:15
opinionIt is uncertain whether removing tiny 1-millimeter nodules actually provides a survival advantage.↗
▶Ep 2 · 4:41
clinicalVATS is minimally invasive with shorter length of stay, and repeat thoracoscopy typically encounters fewer adhesions compared to repeat thoracotomy.↗
▶Ep 2 · 4:58
clinicalVATS often requires some sort of localization process and good interventional radiology support.↗
▶Ep 2 · 5:34
clinicalIn oligometastatic disease (patients with fewer than 4 nodules on each side), there was no difference in mortality between open resection and thoracoscopy.↗
▶Ep 2 · 5:34
quoteUm, which really tells you that an oligometastatic disease, meaning that patients who have less than 4 nodules on each side, there was no difference in terms of mortality.↗
▶Ep 2 · 5:44
clinicalThe survival curves for thoracotomy and thoracoscopy in oligometastatic disease are essentially identical, meaning the optimal operation is unknown.↗
▶Ep 2 · 5:52
quoteYou know, sort of from a cancer surgeon perspective, you're like, I need to get all the tumor out all the time, but when you actually look at the data, maybe those small little nodules that you're feeling with a grain of sand don't actually make that much difference, and we don't know.↗
▶Ep 2 · 6:03
epidemiologicalThe multi-institution study had significant selection bias and institutional selection bias, with patients unlikely to receive thoracoscopy if they had many nodules.↗
▶Ep 2 · 6:34
clinicalMetastatic disease is typically addressed after 4 cycles of chemotherapy, and residual nodules at that point are unlikely to change with additional chemotherapy.↗
▶Ep 2 · 7:02
clinicalPractice for bilateral lung metastases is highly varied, with options including median sternotomy, staged thoracotomies, or bilateral thoracoscopies.↗
▶Ep 2 · 7:13
clinicalMost practitioners perform staged procedures for bilateral disease, particularly with thoracotomy, typically 4 to 6 weeks apart to allow a cycle of chemotherapy in between.↗
Update Course Rewind: Thoracotomy vs VATS for Lung Metastases
▶Ep 18 · 2:08
clinicalAbout 40% of patients can achieve a durable cure response after 5 years with complete metastatic site clearance.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:08
quoteAbout 40% of patients, you can get a. Durable cure response after 5 years. If you have complete metastatic site clearance, you can make these patients long-term survivors.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:08
clinicalAbout 40% of patients can achieve a durable cure response after 5 years with complete metastatic site clearance.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:08
quoteAbout 40% of patients, you can get a. Durable cure response after 5 years. If you have complete metastatic site clearance, you can make these patients long-term survivors.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:23
clinicalComplete surgical resection of all metastatic tumor sites is an independent positive prognostic factor and affects overall survival, not just disease recurrence.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:23
clinicalComplete surgical resection of all metastatic tumor sites is an independent positive prognostic factor and affects overall survival, not just disease recurrence.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:35
clinicalIn patients with metastatic osteosarcoma, even 1-millimeter nodules can contain malignant disease in about 60% of cases.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:35
quoteOur data actually from one of our PSA studies shows that even at the size of 1 millimeter, you can get about 60% of 1 millimeter nodules contained malignant disease.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:35
clinicalIn patients with metastatic osteosarcoma, even 1-millimeter nodules can contain malignant disease in about 60% of cases.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:35
quoteOur data actually from one of our PSA studies shows that even at the size of 1 millimeter, you can get about 60% of 1 millimeter nodules contained malignant disease.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:47
clinicalThe bigger the nodule is, the more likely it contains malignancy, but all the way down to 1 millimeter, tumor can be found.↗
▶Ep 18 · 2:47
clinicalThe bigger the nodule is, the more likely it contains malignancy, but all the way down to 1 millimeter, tumor can be found.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:13
clinicalThoracotomy has historically been standard of care because surgeons can use fingers and hands to feel tiny nodules.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:13
clinicalThoracotomy has historically been standard of care because surgeons can use fingers and hands to feel tiny nodules.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:19
clinicalManual palpation during thoracotomy finds about 30 to 40% more lung nodules than are detected on CT scan, even with thin-cut CT scans.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:19
quoteYou will find about 30 to 40% more lung nodules with your fingers and looking than you actually find on CAT scan, even with our special MP scanning and our like thin cut CT scans.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:19
clinicalManual palpation during thoracotomy finds about 30 to 40% more lung nodules than are detected on CT scan, even with thin-cut CT scans.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:19
quoteYou will find about 30 to 40% more lung nodules with your fingers and looking than you actually find on CAT scan, even with our special MP scanning and our like thin cut CT scans.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:50
clinicalICG can be used with thoracotomy to find deeper nodules, though depth of penetration is a limitation.↗
▶Ep 18 · 3:50
clinicalICG can be used with thoracotomy to find deeper nodules, though depth of penetration is a limitation.↗
▶Ep 18 · 4:15
opinionIt is uncertain whether removing tiny 1-millimeter nodules actually provides a survival advantage.↗
▶Ep 18 · 4:15
opinionIt is uncertain whether removing tiny 1-millimeter nodules actually provides a survival advantage.↗
▶Ep 18 · 4:41
clinicalVATS is minimally invasive with shorter length of stay, and repeat thoracoscopy typically encounters fewer adhesions compared to repeat thoracotomy.↗
▶Ep 18 · 4:41
clinicalVATS is minimally invasive with shorter length of stay, and repeat thoracoscopy typically encounters fewer adhesions compared to repeat thoracotomy.↗
▶Ep 18 · 4:58
clinicalVATS often requires some sort of localization process and good interventional radiology support.↗
▶Ep 18 · 4:58
clinicalVATS often requires some sort of localization process and good interventional radiology support.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:34
clinicalIn oligometastatic disease (patients with fewer than 4 nodules on each side), there was no difference in mortality between open resection and thoracoscopy.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:34
quoteUm, which really tells you that an oligometastatic disease, meaning that patients who have less than 4 nodules on each side, there was no difference in terms of mortality.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:34
quoteUm, which really tells you that an oligometastatic disease, meaning that patients who have less than 4 nodules on each side, there was no difference in terms of mortality.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:34
clinicalIn oligometastatic disease (patients with fewer than 4 nodules on each side), there was no difference in mortality between open resection and thoracoscopy.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:44
clinicalThe survival curves for thoracotomy and thoracoscopy in oligometastatic disease are essentially identical, meaning the optimal operation is unknown.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:44
clinicalThe survival curves for thoracotomy and thoracoscopy in oligometastatic disease are essentially identical, meaning the optimal operation is unknown.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:52
quoteYou know, sort of from a cancer surgeon perspective, you're like, I need to get all the tumor out all the time, but when you actually look at the data, maybe those small little nodules that you're feeling with a grain of sand don't actually make that much difference, and we don't know.↗
▶Ep 18 · 5:52
quoteYou know, sort of from a cancer surgeon perspective, you're like, I need to get all the tumor out all the time, but when you actually look at the data, maybe those small little nodules that you're feeling with a grain of sand don't actually make that much difference, and we don't know.↗
▶Ep 18 · 6:03
epidemiologicalThe multi-institution study had significant selection bias and institutional selection bias, with patients unlikely to receive thoracoscopy if they had many nodules.↗
▶Ep 18 · 6:03
epidemiologicalThe multi-institution study had significant selection bias and institutional selection bias, with patients unlikely to receive thoracoscopy if they had many nodules.↗
▶Ep 18 · 6:34
clinicalMetastatic disease is typically addressed after 4 cycles of chemotherapy, and residual nodules at that point are unlikely to change with additional chemotherapy.↗
▶Ep 18 · 6:34
clinicalMetastatic disease is typically addressed after 4 cycles of chemotherapy, and residual nodules at that point are unlikely to change with additional chemotherapy.↗
▶Ep 18 · 7:02
clinicalPractice for bilateral lung metastases is highly varied, with options including median sternotomy, staged thoracotomies, or bilateral thoracoscopies.↗
▶Ep 18 · 7:02
clinicalPractice for bilateral lung metastases is highly varied, with options including median sternotomy, staged thoracotomies, or bilateral thoracoscopies.↗
▶Ep 18 · 7:13
clinicalMost practitioners perform staged procedures for bilateral disease, particularly with thoracotomy, typically 4 to 6 weeks apart to allow a cycle of chemotherapy in between.↗
▶Ep 18 · 7:13
clinicalMost practitioners perform staged procedures for bilateral disease, particularly with thoracotomy, typically 4 to 6 weeks apart to allow a cycle of chemotherapy in between.↗