Vol 18, No 7 (July 31, 2026) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Original Article

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements in surgically resected adenocarcinoma lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Hyeon Hwa Kim, Hyun Seok Kwak, Jae Cheol Lee, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Chang-Min Choi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interleukins: a bibliometric analysis [1999–2025]

Jiayi Xu, Sixian Chen, Linxin Liu, Jinming Zhang, Yi Min, Huifen Zhou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:708

(31 July 2026)

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Totally thoracoscopic beating-heart redo mitral valve surgery with hyperkalemic bradycardia: technique and early results

Junyi Chen, Zijie Chen, Zheng Xu, Liangwan Chen, Xiaofu Dai

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:709

(31 July 2026)

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Machine learning models predict survival in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Chinese cohort study

Ye Zhang, Shiyu Hu, Jiaye Wang, Zhongjie Wu, Chengshui Chen, Wenyu Chen, Liang Xie

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:710

(31 July 2026)

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Perioperative FLOT chemotherapy for locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma: from ESOPEC to daily practice—a retrospective cohort study

Andreas Bouckaert, Filip Van Herpe, Johnny Moons, Stijn Vanstraelen, Jeroen Dekervel, Lieven Depypere, Toni Lerut, Yannick Mandeville, Ward Seurs, Hans Van Veer, Philippe Nafteux

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:711

(31 July 2026)

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IL-15/NKG2D signaling-mediated activation of CD8⁺ T cell bypass pathways in sepsis-induced immune injury

Shuhang Wang, Li Liu, Ruichen Mao, Yancun Liu, Yanfen Chai

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:712

(31 July 2026)

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Research trends in cytokine regulation of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a bibliometric and BERTopic analysis from 2015 to 2025

Xiangnv Meng, Yongsheng Li, Fu Mi, Xi Yang, Sha Sha, Xiaoliu Shi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:713

(31 July 2026)

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Immunocyte phenotypes underlying the causal autoimmune features in narcolepsy type 1

Tianlong Li, Yabang Chen, Pingan Zhang, Qingqian Zhu, Zhuoshen Lin, Baoxin Peng, Rundong Qin, Nicolas Steenbergen, Rulong Hu, Hua Qin, Xiaowen Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:714

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Factors associated with Acinetobacter baumannii lower respiratory tract infection in the respiratory intensive care unit patients: a cross-sectional observational study

Jianguang Pan, Yujun Lin, Chenhui Ma, Xiao Lv, Ting Wang, Shenghua Zou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:715

(31 July 2026)

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A bibliometric analysis of research trends and hotspots regarding macrophage polarization in lung cancer

Hongyu Zhu, Gang Liu, Hui Wang, Mengyao Shi, Feng Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:716

(31 July 2026)

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Predicting the initiation for home oxygen therapy after lung resection using low-attenuation lung volume on computed tomography

Ryo Karita, Kazuhisa Tanaka, Yuki Sata, Takahide Toyoda, Terunaga Inage, Junichi Morimoto, Masako Chiyo, Yukiko Matsui, Hidemi Suzuki

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:717

(31 July 2026)

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Global, regional and national burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower respiratory infection attributable to household air pollution and secondhand smoke from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD 2021)

Zan Yang, Yue Wu, Shulei Fan, Xianzhi Du, Xingyi Zhang, Rui Xu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:718

(31 July 2026)

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Evolution, hotspots, and future directions of artificial intelligence in asthma research: a Web of Science-based bibliometric analysis [2016–2026]

Huangjun You, Tian Zhu, Chongchong Liu, Shilin Li, Weiming Sun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:719

(31 July 2026)

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The combination of pralsetinib and bevacizumab enhances antitumor activity against KIF5B-RET lung cancer via PI3K/AKT pathway

Xia Wang, Gaofeng Yuan, Li Cong, Zhen Song, Lili Lin, Zhugen Cao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:720

(31 July 2026)

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Association between serum anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies and nintedanib-induced diarrhea in interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study

Toru Arai, Masakazu Hiramatsu, Naoko Takeuchi, Takayuki Takimoto, Tomoko Kagawa, Ryota Shintani, Mitsuhiro Moda, Masaki Hirose, Tamaki Nakayama, Yoko Yasui

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:721

(31 July 2026)

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Prognostic impact of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after esophagectomy: a systematic review and reconstructed individual patient data meta-analysis

Alberto Aiolfi, Davide Bona, Arianna Bianca, Francesco Cammarata, Gianluca Bonitta, Antonio Biondi, Francesco Filice, Moustafa Elshafei, Luigi Bonavina

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:722

(31 July 2026)

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Impact of socioeconomic determinants and clinical characteristics on non-small cell lung cancer survival: a real-world cohort study

Fernando Conrado Abrão, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Vinícius Guimarães Silva, André Luiz Lallo Marcheti, Carlos Henrique Andrade Teixeira, Pedro Prosperi Desenzi Ciaralo

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:723

(31 July 2026)

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Low central venous oxygen saturation on critical care unit admission is associated with higher in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction

Liu Yang, Yaoji Liao, Xiaofeng Li, Liuyuan Li, Dandong Luo, Chongjian Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:724

(31 July 2026)

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Programmed cell death-related transcriptomic features are associated with aortic valve calcification progression: an integrated analysis of public datasets and clinical samples

Xianguan Yu, Yunyue Zhao, Zefeng Chen, Leile Tang, Zhaojun Xiong

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:725

(31 July 2026)

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Predictive role of prognostic nutritional index and geriatric nutritional risk index for postoperative mortality risk in patients with aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fan Tang, Zhihong Tang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:726

(31 July 2026)

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Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a text messaging intervention to increase the uptake of lung cancer screening among Latinos: single-arm pilot study

Jeffrey W. Ramos-Santiago, Rafael H. Orfin, Mary Jo Evans, Maria Delgado Sutton, Francisca Barria López, Arlette Chávez-Iñiguez, Gabriella Alvarez, Scott McIntosh, David H. Adler, Beau W. Abar, Dongmei Li, Alejandra Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Lisa Carter-Bawa, M. Patricia Rivera, Ana Paula Cupertino, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:727

(31 July 2026)

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Risk factors and prognostic analysis of acute kidney injury after Sun’s procedure for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Yan Ren, Xiu Tian, Chaozheng Zhou, Chao Gao, Liuyun Chen, Zhao He, Tongshuai Yang, Daxing Liu, Hao Zhou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:728

(31 July 2026)

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease predicts 6-month readmission in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: development and validation of a nomogram

Qiaoyun Zhou, Guangxi Zhu, Peng Zhang, Baolong Qi

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:729

(31 July 2026)

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Surgery compared with medical treatment in patients with type A aortic intramural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Si-Qi Lyu, Yan-Min Yang, Juan Wang, Yi-Jing Xin, Li-Hui Zheng, Shuang Wu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:730

(31 July 2026)

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Retrospective cohort study on prognostic factors of malignant pleural effusion secondary to pleural mesothelioma

Xin Qiao, Jing-Jing Zhang, Bin Liu, Jian-Wen Qin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:731

(31 July 2026)

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Comparison of aprotinin and tranexamic acid in the prevention of perioperative bleeding in non-elective cardiac procedures involving the ascending aorta

Loïc Kouame, Pierre Schmidely, Chadi Aludaat, Jean-Marc Baste, Emmanuel Besnier

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:732

(31 July 2026)

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Construction and validation of an acute exacerbation risk score for fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

Haina Wu, Lina Hao, Honglei Wang, Yefeng Shen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:733

(31 July 2026)

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An early invasive signature from the adenocarcinoma in situ-to-invasive adenocarcinoma single-cell trajectory stratifies stage I lung adenocarcinoma overall survival

Huandi Jin, Huanle Jin, Xinjing Lou, Xiaoyi Lai, Chen Gao, Linyu Wu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:734

(31 July 2026)

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Thirty-year changes and future tendencies in Asian burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Yafei Xie, Ying Zhang, Yikai Xing, Xingqi Mi, Zhangyi Dai, Qiang Pu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:735

(31 July 2026)

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Technical nuances and early outcomes of uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for anterior mediastinal tumor resection without artificial pneumothorax: a retrospective analysis

Rui Zhou, Xingbo Zhou, Tong Zhang, Kaiwang Wang, Zhiming Yang, Yanhong Lu, Lei Dai, Gan Zhang, Minghua Xie, Jingyue Zhou, Anqing Zhang, Zixue Ren, Rongxin Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:736

(31 July 2026)

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Quantitative CT analysis in lung cancer research: a bibliometric analysis based on Web of Science [2005–2025]

Jinde Wang, Jinhu Miao, Han Yang, Chulin Wang, Shijia Cao, Weishan Shi, Benmo Xu, Jing Peng, Li Zhao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:737

(31 July 2026)

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On-call work schedules, sleep knowledge, and sleep quality in medical trainees: results from a UK pilot study

Cheng Zhang, John J. R. M. Raj, Karen Spruyt, Morenikeji Komolafe, Mike Mutschelknaus, Lourdes M. DelRosso, Joerg Steier

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:738

(31 July 2026)

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Renal artery involvement as a predictor of severe malperfusion in acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study

Li-Xi Gan, Ling-Chen Huang, Si-Yu Zhang, Ze-Hua Shao, Yang-Xue Sun, Yuan-Rui Gu, Xiang-Yang Qian, Xiao-Gang Sun, Cun-Tao Yu, Hong Liu, Hong-Wei Guo

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:739

(31 July 2026)

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Exploratory analysis of spread through air spaces and staple-line recurrence after wedge resection for colorectal lung metastases

Satoshi Fumimoto, Katsushi Toyohara, Nobuharu Hanaoka, Hiroko Kuwabara, Kiyoshi Sato, Takahiro Katsumata

Journal of Thoracic Disease

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:740

(31 July 2026)

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Global trends and hotspots in oxidative stress and esophageal cancer research: a comprehensive bibliometric and visualized analysis based on the Web of Science Core Collection (1998–2026)

Hao Shen, Mingjun Yang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:741

(31 July 2026)

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Interpretable machine learning model integrating delta-radiomics enhances postoperative recurrence prediction in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma

Feiyang Zhong, Wenping Li, Lijun Wu, Qiaohui Lu, Pengxin Yu, Yuan Fang, Shaohong Zhao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:742

(31 July 2026)

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Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves for tricuspid valve replacement in Chinese patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Juelin Song, Xiaorong Zong, Jianglong Hou

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:743

(31 July 2026)

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Early safety observations of peri-transplant SGLT2 inhibitor use in lung transplant recipients

Julia K. Kaniuk, Yudai Miyashita, Rachel Reichenbach, Sam Perez, Taisuke Kaiho, Yuriko Yagi, Taichi Nagano, Ambalavan Arunachalam, Chitaru Kurihara

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:744

(31 July 2026)

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LTB4R inhibits apoptosis and induces radiosensitivity by promoting the PI3K/AKT pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Yanhui Li, Dehua Ma, Jiawei Liang, Jianlei Yu, Hanxi Zhou, Hao Liu, Ying Zhang, Pengfei Sheng, Minhua Ye, Chunguo Wang, Min Kong, Xuelian Chen, Jianfei Shen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:745

(31 July 2026)

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Diagnostic performance between computed tomography angiography and high-sensitivity troponin for acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yichen Guo, Ruilin Li, Wenhui Zhao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:746

(31 July 2026)

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Prognostic impact of preoperative immunenutritional indices in patients undergoing curative resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective analysis

Takashi Sakai, Masaya Tamura, Naoki Furukawa, Yujiro Bunno, Marino Yamamoto, Ryohei Miyazaki, Hironobu Okada

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:747

(31 July 2026)

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Global inequality in the burden of tuberculosis: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Qingting Bu, Jin Yang, Hua Cheng, Zhenyu Pan, Tao Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:748

(31 July 2026)

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Prevalence, longitudinal trajectory, and mortality of preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) in a Thai hospital-based cohort study

Thitapa Luepiyapanich, Nitipatana Chierakul, Wanchai Dejsomritrutai, Sutat Pipopsuthipaiboon

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:749

(31 July 2026)

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Temporal trends in dual bronchodilator prescribing before and after GOLD 2023 publication

Javardo H. McIntosh, Jeffrey H. Jennings

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:750

(31 July 2026)

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Early source control with non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for acute thoracic empyema: a retrospective pilot cohort study

Kazuhiro Ito, Shunta Ishihara, Tomoki Nishimura, Junichi Shimada, Masayoshi Inoue, Yasunori Matsumoto

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:751

(31 July 2026)

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An explainable attention-gated stacking ensemble model for predicting survival in non-small cell lung cancer: development and validation

Chenrui Yin, Zhi Wang, Anni Zhang, Yi Wang, Dingqin Cai, Lijiao Xie, Lvjun Yan, Kai Niu, Chunli Jian, Linpeng Zheng, Bin Fang, Yi Zhou, Zepeng Liu, Jianguo Sun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:752

(31 July 2026)

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Association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and risk of immune checkpoint inhibitors-related pneumonitis and radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhuqing Zhang, Daqing Peng, Yanggang Ou, Lin Liu, Zhen Ni

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:753

(31 July 2026)

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Long-term mortality after coronary revascularization in Swedish dialysis patients with three-vessel disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Susanne J. Nielsen, Erik Björklund, Sossio Perrotta

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:754

(31 July 2026)

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Diabetes mellitus is associated with short-term postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing vats lobectomy for lung cancer: a 7-year retrospective analysis

Ping Song, Hongbin Liu, Huafen Li, Yan Jiang, Chaoyang Zheng, Hong Ding, Zeyong Zhang, Zhaoxia Sun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:755

(31 July 2026)

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Survival benefit of neoadjuvant therapies in patients with surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer with pathologic complete response

Isheeta Madeka, Khaled Noueihed, Jonathan Martin, Scott H. Koeneman, Jacob Woodroof, Hamza Rshaidat, Gregory L. Whitehorn, Sneha Alaparthi, Tyler R. Grenda, Nathaniel R. Evans III, Olugbenga T. Okusanya

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:756

(31 July 2026)

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Initial experience with the EndoFusion 3D system for noninvasive intraoperative localization of pulmonary nodules

Wei Gan, Yi Yu, Wu-Ke Peng, Qi-Lin Huang, Xiao-Yue Peng, Chun-Lin Ye

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:757

(31 July 2026)

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Mechanisms of LARP7 in regulating the progression of non-small cell lung cancer

Jinfeng He, Changlian Li, Linxin Liu, Xinman Qian, Fei Li, Long Zhang, Chuting Wang, Haoyu Qin, Rui Ding

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:758

(31 July 2026)

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A bibliometric analysis of artificial intelligence applications in heart failure

Ziyang Zhang, Yunxia Li, Tie Li, Hongfeng Wang, Yanxin Wang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:759

(31 July 2026)

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Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy using the AcoStream thrombus aspiration system for intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism

Jun Lu, Xing-Hua Zhang, Xiao-Hua Guo, Jia-Min Wang, Gang Li, Jian-Ji Dai, Yi Deng, Kai-Qin Lin, Jian-Rong He, Hong-Lai Jin, Xiao-Gang Hu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:760

(31 July 2026)

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Postoperative recurrence defines a 3-year high-risk window in patients with EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma: a multicenter cohort study

Mitsue Kawahara, Yosuke Matsuura, Shota Nakamura, Fumie Kinoshita, Keiju Aokage, Tetsuhiko Asao, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Mingyon Mun

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:761

(31 July 2026)

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Relationship between tumor markers and overall survival in small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Li Yan, Shasha Guan, Lina Peng, Dan Xu, Lu Xu, Lingping Kong, Diansheng Zhong

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:762

(31 July 2026)

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Clinical characteristics of pulmonary hypertension associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia treated with bevacizumab: a single-center case series

Meng Zhang, Yao Xiao, Wei Guo, Yan Wang, Hui Li, Qing Zhao, Jiancheng Han, Ye Li, Tingting Man, Dongting Liu, Yongmei Wang, Yong Chen, Jie Li, Shengchen Duan, Wenmei Zhang, Xiao Xue, Jinjiang Li, Xiaohui Hu, Wanmu Xie, Shuai Zhang, Yunxia Zhang, Zhenguo Zhai, Jun Wan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:763

(31 July 2026)

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Air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related health outcomes: a bibliometric and visualization analysis

De-An Wu, Hong-Xia Qi, He-Jing Wang, Long Wang, Xiao-Ju Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:764

(31 July 2026)

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Burden of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in China, India and Russia: estimates from the GBD 2023 study

Jian-Di Li, Zong-Yu Li, Kun-Hua Xiong, Jing-Wen Ling, Guo-Qiang Chen, Huan-Huan Tang, Bei-Bei Huang, Yu-Ting Chen, Gang Chen, Zong Ning, Hui Feng

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:765

(31 July 2026)

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Systemic immune-inflammatory index is associated with malignancy in Lung-RADS 4 lung nodules

Santiago Ceron, Sierra Broad, Arsalan Khan, Keri Denson, Wara Naeem, Annie Lally, Charita Kunta, Gillian Alex, Jonathan Waxman, Christopher W. Seder, Michael J. Liptay, Nicole M. Geissen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:766

(31 July 2026)

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Machine learning models based on XGBoost algorithm to predict prognosis of lung cancer brain metastases

Chutong Lin, Zhijie Gong, Xinyu Zhang, Fangjun Chen, Guangliang Qiang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:767

(31 July 2026)

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Feasibility of direct cryobiopsy specimen retrieval through the working channel of an ultrathin bronchoscope—a retrospective study of single institute

Yuki Takigawa, Ken Sato, Mayu Goda, Keisuke Shiraha, Suzuka Matsuoka, Sho Mitsumune, Jun Nishimura, Hiromi Watanabe, Kenichiro Kudo, Keiichi Fujiwara

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:768

(31 July 2026)

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Novel nomogram for predicting acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Xiaoxia Zhou, Zhance Li, Qi Gao, Shui Yu, Xiaofeng Hu, Yuanyuan Yao

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:769

(31 July 2026)

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Local fluid application and needle insertion in gravity-dependent areas to reduce the risk of pneumothorax during lung nodule localization: a single-center observational study

Fanghao Liu, Jihao Dong, Xiao Wang, Yang Gao, Jin Duan, Yunfei Shi, Fujun Zhang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:770

(31 July 2026)

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Efficacy and safety of radiotherapy following chemoimmunotherapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a retrospective comparative cohort study of consolidation versus salvage indications

Dongmei Luo, Liya Wang, Mengyi Zhu, Yang Liu, Jing Lin, Guihong Liu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:771

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Sex differences in pain presentation and its association with distal extent in acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study

Ruben Methorst, Ferdinand K. P. Bruning, Monique R. M. Jongbloed, Jesper Hjortnaes, Marco C. DeRuiter

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:772

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TikTok, RedNote, and Bilibili as sources of medical information on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-platform content analysis

Yikun Cheng, Jian Ding, Qian Xue, Zegeng Li, Cheng Yang

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:773

(31 July 2026)

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Evolutionary patterns and research frontiers in ventilator-induced lung injury: a bibliometric analysis (2000–2024)

Yingliang Wu, Linghui Pan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:774

(31 July 2026)

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Impact of core temperature management and postoperative continuous renal replacement therapy in extensive aortic arch repair for type A dissection

Ji Wang, Kai Zhang, Chenyu Zhou, Yumeng Ji, Shiqi Gao, Juntao Qiu, Cuntao Yu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:775

(31 July 2026)

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Correlations between quantitative computed tomography metrics with serum fibrosis biomarkers, pulmonary function, and mortality risk in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a prospective cohort study

Chenxi Yan, Yaqian Li, Minjie Mao, Zirong Wang, Yi Shen, Xueyuan Chen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

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:776

(31 July 2026)

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