Vol 17, No 1 (January 24, 2025) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial Commentary

Immediate start of durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy in unresectable non-small cell lung cancer UICC stage III: early results from the TORG1937/DATE study

Brane Grambozov, Markus Stana, Franz Zehentmayr

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:1-4

(24 January 2025)

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Advancing surgical options in esophageal cancer: key findings from the ROMIO randomized clinical trial

Takashi Ofuchi, Keisuke Kosumi, Masaaki Iwatuski

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:5-9

(24 January 2025)

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Efficacy of the PD-1 inhibitor penpulimab in combination with chemotherapy for advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma: insights from a phase III multicenter study

Fumihiro Yamaguchi, Chika Kondo, Kento Hirata, Kenta Miyo, Mamiko Kanzaki, Kazusawa Tei, Hitoshi Kobayashi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:10-14

(24 January 2025)

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Could combination immunotherapy give light to resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?

Kazuhiro Shiraishi, Shun Yamamoto, Hiroshi Imazeki, Ken Kato

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:15-18

(24 January 2025)

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Original Article

The diagnostic value of vascular architecture in solid solitary pulmonary nodules quantified by dynamic contrast enhanced MRI

Liang Fu, Xiaoyu Pan, Haiming Ding, Ying Qin, Wanyun Huang, Shunzu Lu, Kai Li, Liling Long

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:19-30

(24 January 2025)

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Gene expression profiles in respiratory settings in rats under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Shohei Mori, Takashi Ohtsuka, Kohei Hashimoto, Yutaka Fujii, Eriko Harada, Rintaro Shigemori, Daiki Kato, Takamasa Shibazaki, Masayuki Shimoda

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:31-41

(24 January 2025)

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Technological advances in single-use or disposable bronchoscopy: an evaluation of the Innovative Ambu^® aScope^TM 5 in a quaternary referral bronchoscopy unit

Noreen Tangney, Emily O’Reilly, Mairead O’Donnell, Anne O’Mahony, Kevin Deasy, Hisham Ibrahim, Andre Pozza, Marcus Peter Kennedy

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:42-50

(24 January 2025)

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Predictors and reasons for unplanned early rehospitalization in lung transplant recipients: a retrospective cohort study

Jiangshuyuan Liang, Peipei Gu, Fei Zeng, Meijuan Lan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:51-59

(24 January 2025)

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The U-shaped relationship between admission peripheral oxygen saturation and all-cause hospital mortality in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective analysis using the MIMIC III database

Na Meng, Chunyu Tan, Lindong Yuan, Wenjuan Xu, Pengcheng Wang, Peige Zhao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:60-69

(24 January 2025)

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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and its correlation with tuberculosis infection: a cross-sectional survey based on the NHANES database

Yunfeng Sheng, Haibo Hua, Yanfei Cui, Yaping Sun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:70-81

(24 January 2025)

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Postoperative day 1 discharge for segmentectomy using a minimally invasive approach after drain removal on the day of surgery

Hitoshi Igai, Akinobu Ida, Kazuki Numajiri, Kazuhito Nii, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:82-92

(24 January 2025)

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PLCXD3-ALK, a novel ALK rearrangement in lung squamous cell carcinoma and its clinical responses to ALK inhibitors

Kaidi Chen, Xiuqiong Chen, Xinyue Wang, Bing Yan, Aiqin Liu, Youhui Wang, Jing Zhou, Qianhui Wei, Yi Pan, Richeng Jiang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:93-108

(24 January 2025)

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CD276 as a critical independent biomarker and immune checkpoint inhibitor target in epithelioid mesothelioma-TCGA study

Yuko Aoki, Ken Arimura, Kenzo Hiroshima, Yasuto Sato, Mitsuko Kondo, Etsuko Tagaya

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:109-120

(24 January 2025)

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Perioperative changes in lung re-transplantation: a single-centre observational study

Furong Lin, Bu Long, Yahong Liu, Yaoliang Zhang, Sida Liao, Xiaoxue Zhuang, Lan Lan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:121-133

(24 January 2025)

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Surgical management of stage IE/IIE primary pulmonary lymphomas: a propensity score matching study

Jie Cao, Huahang Lin, Zhiyu Peng, Zhaokang Huang, Zetao Liu, Chenglin Guo, Jiandong Mei

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:134-149

(24 January 2025)

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Continued implications of the COVID-19 pandemic environment on non-small cell lung cancer characteristics and treatment in the United States

Christina M. Stuart, Nicole M. Mott, Michael R. Bronsert, Adam R. Dyas, Salvador Rodriguez Franco, Ana L. Gleisner, Simran K. Randhawa, Elizabeth A. David, John D. Mitchell, Robert A. Meguid

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:150-160

(24 January 2025)

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Effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative delirium in patients undergoing type A aortic dissection surgery: a prospective cohort study

Yan-Rong Yu, Yi-Lin Wang, Xue-Wen Zhu, Li Li, Dong-Jin Wang, Ya-Peng Wang, Jia-Xin Ye

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:161-173

(24 January 2025)

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Analysis of left anterior segmental bronchovascular patterns and its benefits for surgical implications: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Tao Long, Junqing Qi, Aizhong Shao, Jingfeng Zhu, Huiwen Pan, Yijun Shi, Zhengbing Ren, Zhicheng He, Weibing Wu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:174-186

(24 January 2025)

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Attitude towards a moderate aortic valve dysfunction during rheumatic mitral valve surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Chuang Liu, Maozhou Wang, Peiyi Liu, Jing Liu, Qiuju Deng, Wenjian Jiang, Hongjia Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:187-197

(24 January 2025)

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Impact of preoperative anemia in ischemic cardiomyopathy with or without coronary artery bypass grafting

Yang Huang, Kaizheng Liu, Gang Li, Huawei Wu, Guangguo Fu, Bohao Jian, Jinyu Pan, Tongxin Chu, Yi Zhang, Mengya Liang, Zhuoming Zhou, Zhongkai Wu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:198-208

(24 January 2025)

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Morphomic predictors for post-esophagectomy pulmonary complications and overall survival

Chien-Hung Chiu, Peng Zhang, Jules Lin, Andrew C. Chang, Brian E. Ross, Binu Enchakalody, Nidhi V. Shah, Yun-Hen Liu, Yin-Kai Chao, Stewart C. Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:209-219

(24 January 2025)

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Impact of the duration of corticosteroid treatment for postoperative acute lung injury following lung cancer surgery

Sungmin Zo, Junghee Lee, Yeong Jeong Jeon, Hong Kwan Kim, Kyeongman Jeon

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:220-230

(24 January 2025)

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A LASSO-derived model for the prediction of coagulation disorders after coronary artery bypass grafting

Honglei Zhao, Xiaonan Li, Haiyang Li, Wenxing Peng

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:231-242

(24 January 2025)

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Causal relationship between type II diabetes mellitus, metformin, insulin, gliclazide, and esophageal cancer—insights from two-sample Mendelian randomization study and meta-analysis

Ye Lin, Junhuang Lin, Hui Xu, Zhinuan Hong, Mingqiang Kang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:243-253

(24 January 2025)

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The impact of smoking on respiratory rehabilitation efficacy and correlation analysis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study

Mingzhen Li, Wei Gao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:254-264

(24 January 2025)

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Therapeutic potency and possible mechanism of Wuhu decoction underlying asthmatic progression via Th1/Th2 imbalance

Yan Hu, Mengqing Wang, Yinhe Luo, Jing Xie, Luojia Jiao, Wei Tang, Yijue Deng, Bing Yao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:265-277

(24 January 2025)

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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with iodine-125 seed implantation in driver gene-negative non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Xipeng Tao, Lan Liang, Junjie Xu, Lici Xie, Qing Wen, Xiangdong Zhou, Hu Luo

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:278-288

(24 January 2025)

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High-resolution computed tomography with 1,024-matrix for artificial intelligence-based computer-aided diagnosis in the evaluation of pulmonary nodules

Qinling Jiang, Hongbiao Sun, Qi Chen, Yimin Huang, Qingchu Li, Jingyi Tian, Chao Zheng, Xinsheng Mao, Xin’ang Jiang, Yuxin Cheng, Yunmeng Wang, Xiang Wang, Su Wu, Yi Xiao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:289-298

(24 January 2025)

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Advanced thymic epithelial tumour resection: vascular resection and reconstruction strategy

Akshay J. Patel, Eleni Josephides, Rajdeep Bilkhu, Paolo Bosco, Gianluca Lucchese, Andrea Bille

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:299-307

(24 January 2025)

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Aortic arch-clamping technique without open distal anastomosis for extended ascending aortic aneurysms

Bo Jia, Chengnan Li, Cheng Luo, Yongliang Zhong, Yipeng Ge, Zhiyu Qiao, Haiou Hu, Junming Zhu, Lizhong Sun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:308-319

(24 January 2025)

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A retrospective study exploring chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in post-tuberculosis lung disease patients

Tamzyn Huisamen, Helen Thomson, Kristin R. V. Harrington, Nicola Baines, Christelle Ackermann, Stephanie Griffith-Richards, Cara Koffeman, Nevadna Singh, Coenraad F. N. Koegelenberg, Elizna Maasdorp, Brian W. Allwood

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:320-332

(24 January 2025)

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High-velocity nasal insufflation with oxygen assist module versus conventional high-velocity nasal insufflation after extubation: an open-label randomized crossover study

Suharit Visuthisakchai, Patharapan Lersritwimanmaen, Nuttapol Rittayamai

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:333-343

(24 January 2025)

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Metastatic sites, prognosis, and a new nomogram for predicting overall survival among small cell lung cancer patients with liver metastasis: a retrospective study based on SEER

Rixin Li, Hui Li, Chenchen Tang, Heran Cui, Rui Zhong, Yan Liu, Jingjing Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:344-356

(24 January 2025)

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Clinical outcome of urgent thoracoscopic surgery on complicated parapneumonic infection with short-term preoperative antibiotic usage

Younggi Jung, Eunjue Yi, Sungho Lee, Jae Ho Chung

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:357-368

(24 January 2025)

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Long-term outcomes of concomitant Cox-Maze III procedure in patients with aortic valve diseases and preoperative atrial fibrillation

Chan Hyeong Kim, Yoonjin Kang, Ji Seong Kim, Yeiwon Lee, Sue Hyun Kim, Suk Ho Sohn, Ho Young Hwang, Kyung Hwan Kim, Jae Woong Choi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:369-378

(24 January 2025)

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Learning curve for double micro-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy

Mingliang Xing, Honggang Liu, Liping Tong, Hongtao Duan, Xiaolong Yan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:379-389

(24 January 2025)

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Sublobectomy versus lobectomy for peripheral small-sized pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma

Zhen Yang, Fujun Yang, Zhaoxun Li, Hiran C. Fernando, Xiang Li, Gening Jiang, Xiao Song

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:390-399

(24 January 2025)

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Lobectomy vs. bisegmentectomy for lung cancer in the left upper lobe: a retrospective comparative cohort study

Hao Liu, Jinjie Yu, Yunfeng Yuan, Klara Schwarzova, Lijie Tan, Hao Zhang, Miao Lin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:400-412

(24 January 2025)

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Correlation of blood lipids, glucose, and inflammatory indices with the occurrence and prognosis of lesion complexity in unstable angina, a retrospective cohort study

Yingkai Xu, Guiling Ma, Boqia Xie, Jing Zhao, Xingpeng Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Mulei Chen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:413-428

(24 January 2025)

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Association of statin use with 28-day mortality in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database: a retrospective cohort study

Chen Kang, Feifei Li, He Zhao, Patrick M. Honore, Carolina Dagli-Hernandez, Tomoya Hoshi, Yiran Jin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:429-440

(24 January 2025)

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Camrelizumab combined with neoadjuvant docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and S1 as induction therapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer: a real-world single-center cohort study

Guanghui Xu, Shushang Liu, Shu Wang, Jiyang Zheng, Yuhao Wang, Haoyuan Wang, Sarbajit Mukherjee, Jianjun Yang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:441-449

(24 January 2025)

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Review Article

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry: clinical, imaging and artificial intelligence perspective

Qianxi Jin, Ziwei Zhang, Taohu Zhou, Xiuxiu Zhou, Xin’ang Jiang, Yi Xia, Yu Guan, Shiyuan Liu, Li Fan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:450-460

(24 January 2025)

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Relapsing polychondritis: tracheobronchial involvement and differential diagnoses

Louis Grandière, Hugues Vicaire, Gabriel Pop, Morgane Didier, Olivia Freynet, Marina Alexandre, Dominique Clero, Alexis Mathian, Emmanuel Martinod, Pierre-Yves Brillet, Thomas Gille, Yurdagül Uzunhan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:461-475

(24 January 2025)

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Improving diagnostic capabilities in lung cancer through next-generation sequencing: a narrative review

Andrew Figueroa, Shadi Safar Gholi, Girish Jayant, Raj Wadgaonkar, Ahmed Gubran, Stephen J. Kuperberg

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2025;

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:476-486

(24 January 2025)

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The association of ventilator mechanical power with weaning outcomes in intensive care unit patients: a narrative review

Jacob Harder, Joshua Molter, Kenneth Nugent

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:487-495

(24 January 2025)

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Surgical Technique

T4-non-small cell lung cancer invading the thoracic aorta: the role of the hybrid operating room

Francesco Zaraca, Marco Damiano Pipitone, Giovanni Coppi, Birgit Feil, Luiz Felippe Milazzo, Giovanni Zaraca, Reinhold Perkmann, Andreas Kirschbaum, Claudia Bardoni, Luca Bertolaccini

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

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:496-502

(24 January 2025)

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Reduction in the time of surgical procedures via a safe one-step disinfection modification to the minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy

Yangqi Liu, Runzhi Zheng, Hanchang Cheng, Zeyin Lin, Dawei Xiao, Weizhe Huang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:503-509

(24 January 2025)

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Letter to the Editor

Clinical practice guidelines and statements from key professional respiratory societies: the status quo

Tong Hieu, Latisha E. Witjaksono, Arwel W. Jones, Yuxin Jiao, William Soon, Emma Marshall, Victoria Ng, Kirushallini Saravanan, Pulasthi V. Wettesinghe, Christopher J. Ryerson, Kevin C. Wilson, Yet H. Khor

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2025;

(1)

:510-513

(24 January 2025)

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