Gaetano Rocco Publications
1. Radaelli F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco G, Rizzi A, Giussani U. A critical analysis of the transfusion protocol in lung surgery. Minerva Chir. 1990 Feb;45(3-4):153-5. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2356029.
2. Rizzi A, Radaelli F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco G. Carcinosarcoma of the lung. Minerva Chir. 1990 Mar 15;45(5):323-5. Review. Italian. PubMed PMID: 2198493.
3. Rizzi A, Tondini M, Rocco G, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Radaelli F, Della Pona C. Lung cancer with a single brain metastasis: therapeutic options. Tumori. 1990 Dec 31;76(6):579-81. PubMed PMID: 2284696.
4. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Tondini M, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Radaelli F. Surgical treatment of small cell lung carcinoma. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 1990;116:113
Della Pona C, Rocco G, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Crasti B. Lobar hypoplasia. Eur Respir J. 1991 Oct;4(9):1140-2. PubMed PMID: 1756848.
5. Rizzi, A. Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Brambilla P, Giombelli E,Ciccaglioni B. Mediastinal neurogenic dumbbell tumors: proposal of a new combined surgical approach. Journal of Emergency Surgery and Intensive Care 1991;14:232-4
6. Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rocco, G. Della Pona C, Rizzi A.Monolateral re-expansion edema after evacuation of spontaneous pneumothorax. Journal of Emergency Surgery and Intensive Care 1991; 14:157-60
7. Rocco G, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Massera F, Della Pona C, Rossi G. Training and competence in bronchoscopy. The thoracic surgeon's viewpoint. Chest. 1993 Apr;103(4):1305-6. PubMed PMID: 8131501.
8. Rocco G, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Rizzi A, Crasti B. Solitary bone plasmacytoma of rib presenting as a superior sulcus tumor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1993 May;105(5):944-5. PubMed PMID: 8487574.
9. Massera F, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rizzi A. The role of surgery in the treatment of pulmonary metastases. Chirurgia 1993;6:799-802.
10. Rocco G, Tondini M, Massera F, Rossi G, Della Pona C, M.Robustellini, A.Rizzi Long-term results of primary surgery for stage I small cell lung cancer. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:365-8.
11. Rocco G, Massera F, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Ballabio D, Rizzi A. Surgery for lung cancer in the elderly. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:369-72.
12. Della Pona C, Rocco G, Massera F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rizzi A. Carcinosarcoma of the lung. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:373-5.
13. Massera F, Rocco G, Della Pona C,Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rizzi A.Pulmonary metastases from osteosarcoma. Radiology and Oncology 1994;28:408-12.
14. Rocco G, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F. About the surgical treatment of pulmonary mycetoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Jan;57(1):260-2. PubMed PMID: 8279915.
15. Tondini M, Rocco G, Travaglini M, Rossi G, Buscemi A, de Fazio L. Pleural mesothelioma associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Thorax. 1994 Dec;49(12):1269-70. Review. PubMed PMID: 7878567
16. Massera F, Rossi G, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rizzi A. Il carcinoide polmonare. Chirurgia. 1994;7(1-2):28-31.
17. Perseghin P, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Beverina I, Rizzi A. Impact of autologous blood transfusion on blood support in general thoracic surgery: analysis of 969 patients over a 5-year period. Transfus Sci. 1995 Mar;16(1):65-70. PubMed PMID: 10155706.
18. Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rocco G, Massera F, Della Pona C, Buscemi A, Tondini M. Pure tracheal lipoma. Journal of Bronchology 1995;2:219-20
19. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F. Results of surgical management of tuberculosis: experience in 206 patients undergoing operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 1995 Apr;59(4):896-900. PubMed PMID: 7695415.
20. Tondini M, Rocco G, Bianchi C, Severi C, Corbellini D. Intracavitary cisplatin (CDDP) in the treatment of metastatic pericardial involvement from breast and lung cancer. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1995 Apr;50(2):86-8. PubMed PMID: 7613552.
21. Rocco G, Massera F, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Suter F, Rizzi A. II criptococcoma polmonare. Chirurgia. 1995;8(7-8):307-9.
22. Massera F, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Rizzi A. Thoracic empyema in the adult. Experience at the Division of Thoracic Surgery of the" E. Morelli" Hospital in Sondalo. Chirurgia. 1995;8,456-61.
23. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Massera F, Tondini M, LoCicero J 3rd. Pulmonary actinomycosis: surgical considerations. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1996 Oct;51(5):369-72. PubMed PMID: 9009623.
24. Rossi G, Catalano A, Pedeferri G, Rocco G. Open to critique: an unusual complication of vena cava filter placement. J Vasc Surg. 1996 Nov;24(5):902-3. PubMed PMID: 8918342.
25. Perseghin P, Viganò M, Rocco G, Della Pona C, Buscemi A, Rizzi A. Effectiveness of leukocyte filters in reducing tumor cell contamination after intraoperative blood salvage in lung cancer patients. Vox Sang. 1997;72(4):221-4. PubMed PMID: 9228711.
26. Rizzi A, Rocco G, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Vertemati G. Modern morbidity following pulmonary resection for postprimary tuberculosis. World J Surg. 1997 Jun;21(5):488-91. PubMed PMID: 9204735.
27. Rocco G, Deschamps C. Cylindroma, carcinoid tumors, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Sem Respir Crit Care Med. 1997;18(04):333-40.
28. Rocco G, Della Pona C, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Trimarchi L, Buscemi A, Massera F, Vertemati G. L'interessamento metastatico dell'intestino tenue da neoplasia polmonare. Minerva Pneumologica. 1997;36(3):77-80.
29. Rocco G, Trastek VF, Deschamps C, Allen MS, Miller DL, Pairolero PC. Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus: results of surgical treatment. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Sep;66(3):894-6; discussion 897. PubMed PMID: 9768947.
30. Rocco G, Deschamps C, Martel E, Duranceau A, Trastek VF, Allen MS, Miller DL, Pairolero PC. Results of reoperation on the upper esophageal sphincter. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Jan;117(1):28-30; discussion 30-1. PubMed PMID: 9869755.
31. Rocco G, Rendina EA, Meroni A, Venuta F, Della Pona C, De Giacomo T, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Massera F, Vertemati G, Rizzi A, Coloni GF. Prognostic factors after surgical treatment of lung cancer invading the diaphragm. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Dec;68(6):2065-8. PubMed PMID: 10616978.
32. Rocco G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Rizzi A. Lobectomy for destroyed lung in quadriplegic patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Apr;69(4):1002-5. PubMed PMID: 10800783.
33. Rocco G, Vaughan R. Outcome of lung surgery: what patients don't like. Chest. 2000 Jun;117(6):1531-2. PubMed PMID: 10858375.
34. Gallina M, Troupioti P, Rocco G, Sensalari G, Libanori E. Predicting culture results for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test and acid-fast bacilli microscopy. Chest. 2000 Jul;118(1):28-32. PubMed PMID: 10893355.
35. Massera F, Rocco G, Rossi G, Robustellini M, Pona CD, Meroni A, Rizzi A. Pulmonary resection for lung cancer in HIV-positive patients with low (<200 lymphocytes/mm(3)) CD4(+) count. Lung Cancer. 2000 Aug;29(2):147-9. PubMed PMID: 10963845.
36. Rocco G, Rendina EA. Prosthetic reconstruction of the resected diaphragm: the way to go. Chest. 2001 Feb;119(2):671. PubMed PMID: 11171769.
37. Rocco G, Allen M. Bronchial repair with pulmonary preservation for severe blunt trauma. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Aug;49(4):231-3. PubMed PMID: 11505320.
38. Rocco G. Predicting the postoperative outcome after lung surgery. Chest. 2001 Dec;120(6):1761. PubMed PMID: 11742894.
39. Rocco G, Rendina EA. Lung cancer invading the diaphragm: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001;72 (3):980-1.
40. Asif M, Riaz I, Kendrew JM, Rocco G, Vaughan R. Fitness for lung resection: testing the guidelines. Thorax. 2001;56:61.
41. Martin-Ucar AE, Rocco G. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in unilateral hypoplastic lung: a rare tumor in a rarer condition. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Mar;75(3):1020-1. PubMed PMID: 12645742.
42. Kaul P, Kay S, Gaines P, Suvarna SK, Hopkinson DN, Rocco G. Giant pleural fibroma with an abdominal vascular supply mimicking a pulmonary sequestration. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Sep;76(3):935-7. PubMed PMID: 12963238.
43. Martin-Ucar AE, Passera E, Vaughan R, Rocco G. Implementation of a user-friendly protocol for interpretation of air-leaks and management of intercostal chest drains after thoracic surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Sep;2(3):251-5. PubMed PMID: 17670040.
44. Alexiou C, Beggs D, Onyeaka P, Kotidis K, Ghosh S, Beggs L, Hopkinson DN, Duffy JP, Morgan WE, Rocco G. Pneumonectomy for stage I (T1N0 and T2N0) nonsmall cell lung cancer has potent, adverse impact on survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Oct;76(4):1023-8. PubMed PMID: 14529978.
45. Brown JL, Varma S, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Rocco G. Thrombosis related to emergency factor VIIa treatment. Anaesthesia. 2003 Dec;58(12):1245. PubMed PMID: 14705707.
46. Rocco G, Martin-Ucar A, Passera E. Uniportal VATS wedge pulmonary resections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Feb;77(2):726-8. PubMed PMID: 14759479.
47. Massera F, Delfanti R, Rocco G, Antonelli P, Donghi M, Robustellini M. Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2004 Aug;45(4):397-8. PubMed PMID: 15365526.
48. Rocco G. Pleural partition with intrathoracic muscle transposition (muscle tent) to manage residual spaces after subtotal pulmonary resections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Oct;78(4):e74-6. PubMed PMID: 15464459.
49. Chatterjee A, Ghosh S, Salhiyyah K, Gaines P, Rocco G. A rare presentation of a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm. Thorax. 2004 Oct;59(10):912. PubMed PMID: 15454661; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1746845.
50. Rocco G. The case for a 'sandwich' course in plastic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan;27(1):175; author reply 175-6. PubMed PMID: 15621500.
51. Ng CS, Rocco G, Yim AP. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pleurodesis for pneumothorax. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan 1;2005(425):mmcts.2004.000349. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2004.000349. PubMed PMID: 24414327.
52. Rocco G. VATS lung biopsy: the uniportal technique. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan 1;2005(121):mmcts.2004.000356. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2004.000356. PubMed PMID: 24413891.
53. Rocco G. Endoscopic VATS sympathectomy: the uniportal technique. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jan 1;2005(104):MMCTS.2004.000323. doi: 10.1510/MMCTS.2004.000323. PubMed PMID: 24413770.
54. Davies B, Ghosh S, Hopkinson D, Vaughan R, Rocco G. Solitary pulmonary nodules: pathological outcome of 150 consecutively resected lesions. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2005 Feb;4(1):18-20. Epub 2004 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 17670346.
55. Rocco G, Khalil M, Jutley R. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Apr;129(4):947-8. PubMed PMID: 15821673.
56. Jutley RS, Khalil MW, Rocco G. Uniportal vs standard three-port VATS technique for spontaneous pneumothorax: comparison of post-operative pain and residual paraesthesia. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Jul;28(1):43-6. PubMed PMID: 15927479.
57. Berrisford R, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Treasure T, Utley M; Audit and guidelines committee of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons; European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. The European Thoracic Surgery Database project: modelling the risk of in-hospital death following lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Aug;28(2):306-11. PubMed PMID: 16144067.
58. Onyeaka CV, Alexiou C, Rocco G, Hopkinson DN, Suvarna SK, Braidley PC, Locke TJ. Elective transplant pneumonectomy in a 38-year-old man. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Aug;24(8):1140-2. PubMed PMID: 16102460.
59. Rocco G. Operative VATS: the need for a different intrathoracic approach. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Aug;28(2):358; author reply 358-9. PubMed PMID: 15939605.
60. Alexiou C, Beggs D, Doukas G, Kotidis K, Morgan E, Rocco G. Effects of pneumonectomy on survival of patients with stage I lung cancer—Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;79(1):384-5. PMID: 15620995
61. Rocco G, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Scognamiglio F, D'Aiuto M, Jutley R, Martucci N. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pericardial window. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Apr;131(4):921-2. PubMed PMID: 16580459.
62. Brunelli A, Refai MA, Salati M, Sabbatini A, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Rocco G. Carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity improves risk stratification in patients without airflow limitation: evidence for systematic measurement before lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Apr;29(4):567-70. Epub 2006 Feb 14. PubMed PMID: 16481190.
63. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May;81(5):1837-8. PubMed PMID: 16631681.
64. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Internal validation of risk models in lung resection surgery: bootstrap versus training-and-test sampling. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jun;131(6):1243-7. PubMed PMID: 16733152.
65. Jutley RS, Cooper G, Rocco G. Extending video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for trauma: the uniportal approach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jun;131(6):1424; author reply 1424-5. PubMed PMID: 16733199.
66. Massera F, Robustellini M, Pona CD, Rossi G, Rizzi A, Rocco G. Predictors of successful closure of open window thoracostomy for postpneumonectomy empyema. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jul;82(1):288-92. PubMed PMID: 16798231.
67. Rocco G, Brunelli A, Jutley R, Salati M, Scognamiglio F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Martucci N. Uniportal VATS for mediastinal nodal diagnosis and staging. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2006 Aug;5(4):430-2. Epub 2006 May 26. PubMed PMID: 17670608.
68. Varela G, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Marasco R, Jiménez MF, Sciarra V, Aranda JL, Gatani T. Predicted versus observed FEV1 in the immediate postoperative period after pulmonary lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Oct;30(4):644-8. Epub 2006 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 16893655.
69. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Reply to Pramesh and Mistry. Eur J Cardio Thorac Surg. 2006;30(1):203.
70. Brunelli A, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Refai M, Salati M, Sabbatini A, Rocco G. Risk-adjusted morbidity and mortality models to compare the performance of two units after major lung resections. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jan;133(1):88-96. Epub 2006 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 17198788.
71. Rocco G. Endoscopic VATS sympathectomy: the uniportal technique. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Jan 1;2007(507):MMCTS.2004.000323. doi: 10.1510/MMCTS.2004.000323. Epub 2005 Jan 1. PubMed PMID: 24414199.
72. Fulciniti F, La Vecchia F, Staiano M, Tatangelo F, De Rosa V, Rocco G, La Rocca A, Botti G. Spindle cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: report of a case with fine needle aspiration cytology and differential diagnostic considerations. Acta Cytol. 2007 Mar-Apr;51(2):227-30. PubMed PMID: 17425210.
73. Varela G, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Novoa N, Refai M, Jiménez MF, Salati M, Gatani T. Measured FEV1 in the first postoperative day, and not ppoFEV1, is the best predictor of cardio-respiratory morbidity after lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Mar;31(3):518-21. Epub 2006 Dec 22. PubMed PMID: 17188886.
74. Rocco G, Fazioli F, Scognamiglio F, Parisi V, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Cerra R, Accardo R, De Lutio E. The combination of multiple materials in the creation of an artificial anterior chest cage after extensive demolition for recurrent chondrosarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;133(4):1112-4. PubMed PMID: 17382672.
75. Givigliano F, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Busiello L, Longo F, Scognamiglio F, Ionna F, Rocco G. Minimally invasive combined approach for an hourglass-shaped mass at the thoracic inlet. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Aug;134(2):528-9. PubMed PMID: 17662811.
76. Varela G, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Jiménez MF, Salati M, Gatani T. Evidence of lower alteration of expiratory volume in patients with airflow limitation in the immediate period after lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Aug;84(2):417-22. PubMed PMID: 17643609.
77. Brunelli A, Rocco G. The comparison of performance between thoracic surgical units. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):413-24. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072363.
78. Brunelli A, Varela G, Berrisford R, Rocco G. Audit, quality control, and performance in thoracic surgery--a European perspective. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):387-93, vii. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072359.
79. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Clinical and nonclinical indicators of performance in thoracic surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):369-77. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072357.
80. Brunelli A, Rocco G, Varela G. Predictive ability of preoperative indices for major pulmonary surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Aug;17(3):329-36. Review. PubMed PMID: 18072352.
81. Brunelli A, Salati M, Refai M, Xiumé F, Rocco G, Sabbatini A. Risk-adjusted econometric model to estimate postoperative costs: an additional instrument for monitoring performance after major lung resection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Sep;134(3):624-9. PubMed PMID: 17723809.
82. Brunelli A, Varela G, Rocco G, Socci L, Novoa N, Gatani T, Salati M, La Rocca A. A model to predict the immediate postoperative FEV1 following major lung resections. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Nov;32(5):783-6. Epub 2007 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 17766133.
83. Brunelli A, Rocco G. Spirometry: predicting risk and outcome. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Feb;18(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.10.007. Review. PubMed PMID: 18402196.
84. Givigliano F, La Rocca A, Salati M, Busiello L, La Manna C, Scognamiglio F, Rocco G. Visualization of bronchoalveolar fistula as the presenting sign of lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Mar;135(3):704-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.047. PubMed PMID: 18329504.
85. Malanga D, Scrima M, De Marco C, Fabiani F, De Rosa N, De Gisi S, Malara N, Savino R, Rocco G, Chiappetta G, Franco R, Tirino V, Pirozzi G, Viglietto G. Activating E17K mutation in the gene encoding the protein kinase AKT1 in a subset of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Cell Cycle. 2008 Mar 1;7(5):665-9. Epub 2007 Dec 26. PubMed PMID: 18256540.
86. Bifulco K, De Chiara A, Fazioli F, Longanesi-Cattani I, Cantelmo AR, Tirino V, Apice G, Rocco G, Lombardi ML, Carriero MV. Cell invasiveness in sarcomas: a possibly useful clinical correlation. Tumori. 2008 Jul-Aug;94(4):505-10. PubMed PMID: 18822686.
87. Brunelli A, Ferguson MK, Rocco G, Pieretti P, Vigneswaran WT, Morgan-Hughes NJ, Zanello M, Salati M. A scoring system predicting the risk for intensive care unit admission for complications after major lung resection: a multicenter analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jul;86(1):213-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.063. PubMed PMID: 18573425
88. Rocco G. Frontiers of minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Preface. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):xi. PubMed PMID: 18831497.
89. Salati M, Brunelli A, Rocco G. Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic conditions. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):305-10, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.04.005. Review. PubMed PMID: 18831508.
90. Rocco G, Internullo E, Cassivi SD, Van Raemdonck D, Ferguson MK. The variability of practice in minimally invasive thoracic surgery for pulmonary resections. Thorac Surg Clin. 2008 Aug;18(3):235-47. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.06.002. Review. PubMed PMID: 18831498.
91. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Oct;86(4):1342. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.070. PubMed PMID: 18805190.
92. Tirino V, Errico S, Luongo M, Caraco C, Mozzillo N, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. CD4+ CD25+ and CD3+ V center dot 24+ regulatory T cells in human solid tumours. Cytometry Part A. 2008;73(1):97.
93. Internullo E, Cassivi SD, Van Raemdonck D, Friedel G, Treasure T; ESTS Pulmonary Metastasectomy Working Group (Rocco G). Pulmonary metastasectomy: a survey of current practice amongst members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Nov;3(11):1257-66. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31818bd9da. PubMed PMID: 18978560.
94. Fabre D, Lefevre JH, De Montpreville V, Fadel E, Rocco G, Chataignier O, Mussot S, Dartevelle PG. Low-grade sarcoma of the right upper lobe vein mimicking a metastatic disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jan;137(1):e27-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.050. PubMed PMID: 19154872.
95. Rocco G, Fazioli F. Cryopreserved biomaterials for chest wall reconstruction. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jan 1;2009(209):mmcts.2008.003277. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2008.003277. PubMed PMID: 24412894.
96. Rocco G, Lauro C, Lauro N, Sarnelli M, Olivieri G, Gatti S, La Rocca A, La Manna C. Partial least squares path modelling for the evaluation of patients' satisfaction after thoracic surgical procedures. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Feb;35(2):353-7; discussion 357-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.027. Epub 2008 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 18996713.
97. Rocco G. Results of cutting-edge surgery in stage IIIA-N2 nonsmall cell lung cancer. Curr Opin Oncol. 2009 Mar;21(2):105-9. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e3283210476. Review. PubMed PMID: 19532010.
98. Massera F, Robustellini M, Della Pona C, Rossi G, Rizzi A, Rocco G. Open window thoracostomy for pleural empyema complicating partial lung resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Mar;87(3):869-73. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.003. PubMed PMID: 19231408.
99. Rocco G. A view from above. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Mar;35(3):385-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.11.020. Epub 2009 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 19150242.
100. Brunelli A, Berrisford RG, Rocco G, Varela G; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Committee. The European Thoracic Database project: composite performance score to measure quality of care after major lung resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 May;35(5):769-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.037. Epub 2009 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 19272784.
101. Rocco G, de Chiara AR, Fazioli F, Scognamiglio F, La Rocca A, Apice G, Riva C. Primary giant clear cell sarcoma (soft tissue malignant melanoma) of the sternum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jun;87(6):1927-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.077. PubMed PMID: 19463625.
102. Brunelli A, Charloux A, Bolliger CT, Rocco G, Sculier JP, Varela G, Licker M, Ferguson MK, Faivre-Finn C, Huber RM, Clini EM, Win T, De Ruysscher D, Goldman L; European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons joint task force on fitness for radical therapy. ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy). Eur Respir J. 2009 Jul;34(1):17-41. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00184308. Erratum in: Eur Respir J. 2009 Sep;34(3):782. PubMed PMID: 19567600.
103. Sponga S, Rizzi A, Gerometta P, Rocco G, Arena V. Reconstruction of two independent neo-atria after resection of recurrent leiomyosarcoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;88(1):e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.071. PubMed PMID: 19559175.
104. Brunelli A, Charloux A, Bolliger CT, Rocco G, Sculier JP, Varela G, Licker M, Ferguson MK, Faivre-Finn C, Huber RM, Clini EM, Win T, De Ruysscher D, Goldman L; European Respiratory Society; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joint Task Force on Fitness For Radical Therapy. The European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical guidelines for evaluating fitness for radical treatment (surgery and chemoradiotherapy) in patients with lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jul;36(1):181-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.022. Epub 2009 May 27. PubMed PMID: 19477657.
105. Rocco G, Rendina EA, Venuta F, Mueller MR, Halezeroglu S, Dienemann H, Van Raemdonck D, Hansen HJ. The use of sealants in modern thoracic surgery: a survey. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;9(1):1-3. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.202648. Epub 2009 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 19357157
106. Bevilacqua S, Gallo M, Franco R, Rossi A, De Luca A, Rocco G, Botti G, Gridelli C, Normanno N. A "live" biopsy in a small-cell lung cancer patient by detection of circulating tumor cells. Lung Cancer. 2009 Jul;65(1):123-5. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.01.019. Epub 2009 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 19261349.
107. Rocco G, La Rocca A, De Rosa V, Accardo R. The use of a bone substitute composite in the management of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Aug;36(2):415-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.020. Epub 2009 May 23. PubMed PMID: 19477138.
108. Tirino V, Camerlingo R, Franco R, Malanga D, La Rocca A, Viglietto G, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. The role of CD133 in the identification and characterisation of tumour-initiating cells in non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Sep;36(3):446-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.063. Epub 2009 May 22. PubMed PMID: 19464919.
109. Rocco G, Scognamiglio F, Fazioli F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Accardo R, Renzi A, De Chiara A, Botti G. V-Y latissimus dorsi flap for coverage of anterior chest wall defects after resection of recurrent chest wall chondrosarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;138(5):1242-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.025. Epub 2009 Jan 18. PubMed PMID: 19660300.
110. Charloux A, Brunelli A, Bolliger CT, Rocco G, Sculier JP, Varela G, Licker M, Ferguson MK, Faivre-Finn C, Huber RM, Clini EM, Win T, De Ruysscher D, Goldman L; European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joint Task Force on Fitness for Radical Therapy. Lung function evaluation before surgery in lung cancer patients: how are recent advances put into practice? A survey among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and of the Thoracic Oncology Section of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Dec;9(6):925-31. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.211219. Epub 2009 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 19752152.
111. Rocco G. The one and only. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Dec;88(6):2069. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.117. PubMed PMID: 19932305.
112. Neustein SM, Eisenkraft JB, Cohen E, Rocco G, Internullo E, Cassivi SD. Anesthesia for thoracic surgery. Clin Anesth. 2009:1032-65.
113. Liguori G, Cantile M, Franco R, Anniciello A, Cerrone M, Manna A, Pinto A, Camerlingo R, Scognamiglio G, Pirozzi G, Rocco G. The stem cell marker CD133 (prominin-1) selectively identify mesenchimal stroma of pulmonary blastoma tumors. Virchows Archiv. 2009;455:342-3.
114. Rocco G. Single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (uniportal) in the routine general thoracic surgical practice. Oper Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009;14(4):326-35.
115. Refai M, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Ferguson MK, Fortiparri SN, Salati M, La Rocca A, Kawamukai K. Does induction treatment increase the risk of morbidity and mortality after pneumonectomy? A multicentre case-matched analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Mar;37(3):535-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.09.018. PubMed PMID: 19836257.
116. Di Maio M, Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Giordano P, Costanzo R, Piccardi MG, Rocco G, Normanno N, Perrone F. New drugs in avances non-small-cell lung cancer: searching for the correct clinical development. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2010;19:1503-14.
117. Bertolaccini L, Alemanno L, Rocco G, Cassardo C. Air pollution, weather variations and primary spontaneous pneumothorax. J Thorac Dis. 2010 Mar;2(1):9-15. PubMed PMID: 22263010; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3256435.
118. Salati M, Cardillo G, Carbone L, Rea F, Marulli G, Brunelli A, Voltolini L, Gotti G, Rocco G. Iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury during thymectomy: the extent of the problem. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;139(4):e77-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.051. Epub 2009 May 31. PubMed PMID: 19660374.
119. Rocco G, Romano V, Accardo R, Tempesta A, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Martucci N, D' Aiuto M, Polimeno E. Awake single-access (uniportal) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for peripheral pulmonary nodules in a complete ambulatory setting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May;89(5):1625-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.087. PubMed PMID: 20417792.
120. Venuta F, Rolle A, Anile M, Martucci N, Bis B, Rocco G. Techniques used in lung metastasectomy. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Jun;5(6 Suppl 2):S145-50. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181dcf76d. Review. PubMed PMID: 20502250.
121. Rocco G, Fazioli F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Mori S, Palaia R, Martucci N, Salvi R. Omental flap and titanium plates provide structural stability and protection of the mediastinum after extensive sternocostal resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jul;90(1):e14-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.071. PubMed PMID: 20609734.
122. Rocco G. Intraoperative measures for preventing residual air spaces. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Aug;20(3):371-5. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.03.003. Epub 2010 May 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 20619228.
123. Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Carillio G, Daniele G, Giordano P, Bryce J, Carotenuto P, La Rocca A, Di Maio M, Normanno N, Rocco G, Perrone F. Vandetanib: An overview of its clinical development in NSCLC and other tumors. Drugs Today (Barc). 2010 Sep;46(9):683-98. doi: 10.1358/dot.2010.46.9.1516989. Review. PubMed PMID: 20967300.
124. Brunelli A, Rocco G, Van Raemdonck D, Varela G, Dahan M. Lessons learned from the European thoracic surgery database: the Composite Performance Score. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2010 Sep;36 Suppl 1:S93-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.023. Epub 2010 Jul 1. PubMed PMID: 20594790.
125. Amodio N, Scrima M, Palaia L, Salman AN, Quintiero A, Franco R, Botti G, Pirozzi P, Rocco G, De Rosa N, Viglietto G. Oncogenic role of the E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4-1, a PTEN negative regulator, in non-small-cell lung carcinomas. Am J Pathol. 2010 Nov;177(5):2622-34. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091075. Epub 2010 Oct 1. PubMed PMID: 20889565; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2966817.
126. Gatani T, Martucci N, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Scognamiglio F, Salvi R, Rocco G. Management of localized pneumothoraces after pulmonary resection with intrapulmonary percussive ventilation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov;90(5):1658-61. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.06.092. PubMed PMID: 20971283.
127. Rocco G. Overview on current and future materials for chest wall reconstruction. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov;20(4):559-62. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.005. Review. PubMed PMID: 20974440.
128. D'Aiuto M, Cicalese M, D'Aiuto G, Rocco G. Surgery of the chest wall for involvement by breast cancer. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov;20(4):509-17. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.09.001. Review. PubMed PMID: 20974434.
129. Rocco G. Chest wall surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Nov;20(4):xiii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.007. PubMed PMID: 20974428.
130. Di Maio M, Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Giordano P, Costanzo R, Riccardi MG, Rocco G, Normanno N, Perrone F. New drugs in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: searching for the correct clinical development. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2010 Dec;19(12):1503-14. doi: 10.1517/13543784.2010.532122. Epub 2010 Nov 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 21047279.
131. Camerlingo R, Tirino V, Del Sorbo M, Franco R, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. Phenotypic characterization of human pulmonary blastoma cell line. Cytometry Part A. 2010;77(2):193.
132. Pirozzi G, Tirino V, Marzocchella C, Franco R, Scognamiglio F, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Botti G, Rocco G. Disseminated tumour cells in the tumour draining vein of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Cytometry Part A. 2010;77(2):199.
133. Rocco G, Pirozzi G. CD133 and non-small-cell lung cancer—Reply. Eur J Cardio Thorac Surg. 2010;37(4):988-9.
134. Rocco G, Perrone F, Rossi A, Gridelli C. Surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Clin Oncol. 2010;22(5):325-33. PMID: 20156672
135. Bifulco K, Longanesi-Cattani I, Masucci MT, De Chiara A, Fazioli F, Di Carluccio G, Pirozzi G, Gallo M, La Rocca A, Apice G, Rocco G, Carriero MV. Involvement of the soluble urokinase receptor in chondrosarcoma cell mobilization. Sarcoma. 2011;2011:842842. doi: 10.1155/2011/842842. Epub 2010 Dec 30. PubMed PMID: 21253510; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3021884.
136. Costanzo R, Piccirillo MC, Sandomenico C, Carillio G, Montanino A, Daniele G, Giordano P, Bryce J, De Feo G, Di Maio M, Rocco G, Normanno N, Perrone F, Morabito A. Gefitinib in non small cell lung cancer. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2011;2011:815269. doi: 10.1155/2011/815269. Epub 2011 May 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 21660144; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3110340.
137. Pirozzi G, Tirino V, Camerlingo R, Franco R, La Rocca A, Liguori E, Martucci N, Paino F, Normanno N, Rocco G. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition by TGFβ-1 induction increases stemness characteristics in primary non small cell lung cancer cell line. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e21548. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021548. Epub 2011 Jun 30. PubMed PMID: 21738704; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3128060.
138. Rocco G. Chest wall resection and reconstruction according to the principles of biomimesis. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Winter;23(4):307-13. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2012.01.011. Review. PubMed PMID: 22443650.
139. Venuta F, Rendina EA, Klepetko W, Rocco G. Surgical management of stage III thymic tumors. Thorac Surg Clin. 2011 Feb;21(1):85-91, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.08.006. Review. PubMed PMID: 21070989.
140. Rocco G, Fazioli F, Cerra R, Salvi R. Composite reconstruction with cryopreserved fascia lata, single mandibular titanium plate, and polyglactin mesh after redo surgery and radiation therapy for recurrent chest wall liposarcoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Mar;141(3):839-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.050. Epub 2010 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 20674942.
141. Ruffini E, Van Raemdonck D, Detterbeck F, Rocco G, Thomas P, Venuta F; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Questionnaire Working Group. Management of thymic tumors: a survey of current practice among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Thorac Oncol. 2011 Mar;6(3):614-23. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318207cd74. PubMed PMID: 21266921.
142. Camerlingo R, Franco R, Tirino V, Cantile M, Rocchi M, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Botti G, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. Establishment and phenotypic characterization of the first human pulmonary blastoma cell line. Lung Cancer. 2011 Apr;72(1):23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.07.009. Epub 2010 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 20724021.
143. Rocco G, Serra L, Fazioli F, Mori S, Mehrabi-Kermani F, Capasso A, Martucci N, La Rocca A, Apice G. The use of veritas collagen matrix to reconstruct the posterior chest wall after costovertebrectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jul;92(1):e17-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.080. PubMed PMID: 21718821.
144. Salati M, Brunelli A, Dahan M, Rocco G, Van Raemdonck DE, Varela G; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Committee. Task-independent metrics to assess the data quality of medical registries using the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jul;40(1):91-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.004. Epub 2010 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 21168341.
145. Rocco G, Fazioli F, Martucci N, Cicalese M, La Rocca A, La Manna C, De Chiara A. Video-assisted thoracic surgery rib resection and reconstruction with titanium plate. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;92(2):744-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.019. PubMed PMID: 21801941.
146. Passera E, Guanella G, Meroni A, Chiesa G, Rizzi A, Rocco G. Amplatzer device and vacuum-assisted closure therapy to treat a thoracic empyema with bronchopleural fistula. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;92(2):e23-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.047. PubMed PMID: 21801895.
147. Rocco G, Cicalese M, La Manna C, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Salvi R. Ultrasonographic identification of peripheral pulmonary nodules through uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):1099-101. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.030. PubMed PMID: 21871306.
148. Rocco G, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Accardo R. Awake single-access (uniportal) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct;142(4):944-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.048. Epub 2011 Mar 5. PubMed PMID: 21377698.
149. de Bellis M, Accardo R, Di Maio M, La Manna C, Rossi GB, Pace MC, Romano V, Rocco G. Is flexible bronchoscopy necessary to confirm the position of double-lumen tubes before thoracic surgery? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Oct;40(4):912-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.070. Epub 2011 Jul 29. Erratum in: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Jun;41(6):1411. Lamanna, Carmine [corrected to La Manna, Carmine]. PubMed PMID: 21802958.
150. Salati M, Rocco G. Minimally invasive thoracic surgery for pulmonary resections. Appl Tech Pulmon Med. 2011;89-95.
151. Rocco G. Review of recent books— Harrison’s Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, edited by Joseph Loscalzo. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91:337.
152. Rocco G. Single incision video-assisted thoracic surgery using a laparoscopic port—Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91(6):2021.
153. Tirino V, Camerlingo R, Franco R, La Rocca A, Liguori E, Martucci N, Paino F, Normanno N, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition by tgf-1 induction increases stemness characteristics in primary non small cell lung cancer cell line. Cytometry Part A. 2011;79(12):1076-7.
154. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Dec;92(6):1976. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.009. PubMed PMID: 22115205.
155. Gridelli C, Gallo C, Morabito A, Iaffaioli RV, Favaretto A, Isa L, Barbera S, Gamucci T, Ceribelli A, Filipazzi V, Maione P, Rossi A, Barletta E, Signoriello S, De Maio E, Piccirillo MC, Di Maio M, Rocco G, Vecchione A, Perrone F; G-STEP Investigators. Phase I-II trial of gemcitabine-based first-line chemotherapies for small cell lung cancer in elderly patients with performance status 0-2: the G-STEP trial. J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Jan;7(1):233-42. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318233d6c2. PubMed PMID: 22031232.
156. Scrima M, De Marco C, Fabiani F, Franco R, Pirozzi G, Rocco G, Ravo M, Weisz A, Zoppoli P, Ceccarelli M, Botti G, Malanga D, Viglietto G. Signaling networks associated with AKT activation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): new insights on the role of phosphatydil-inositol-3 kinase. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e30427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030427. Epub 2012 Feb 17. PubMed PMID: 22363436; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC3281846.
157. Franco R, Pirozzi G, Scala S, Cantile M, Scognamiglio G, Camerlingo R, Botti G, Rocco G. CXCL12-binding receptors expression in non-small cell lung cancer relates to tumoral microvascular density and CXCR4 positive circulating tumoral cells in lung draining venous blood. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Feb;41(2):368-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.05.009. Epub 2011 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 21683606.
158. Rocco G, Morabito A, Muto P. Induction therapy for lung cancer: sailing across the pillars of Hercules. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Feb;22(1):67-75, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.08.010. Epub 2011 Oct 12. Review. PubMed PMID: 22108690.
159. Carillio G, Montanino A, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Piccirillo MC, Di Maio M, Daniele G, Giordano P, Bryce J, Normanno N, Rocco G, Perrone F, Morabito A. Cetuximab in non-small-cell lung cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2012 Feb;12(2):163-75. doi: 10.1586/era.11.178. Review. PubMed PMID: 22316364.
160. Scrima M, De Marco C, De Vita F, Fabiani F, Franco R, Pirozzi G, Rocco G, Malanga D, Viglietto G. The nonreceptor-type tyrosine phosphatase PTPN13 is a tumor suppressor gene in non-small cell lung cancer. Am J Pathol. 2012 Mar;180(3):1202-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.11.038. Epub 2012 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 22245727.
161. Rocco G. eComment. Re: Accuracy of two scoring systems for risk stratification in thoracic surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 May;14(5):559. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs108. PubMed PMID: 22511453; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3420463.
162. Rocco G, Cecere C, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Salvi R, Passera E, Cicalese M. Caveats in using vacuum-assisted closure for post-pneumonectomy empyema. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 May;41(5):1069-71. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr196. Epub 2011 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 22219471.
163. Di Maio M, Signoriello S, Morabito A, Rossi A, Maione P, Piantedosi F, Bilancia D, Cigolari S, Barbera S, Gebbia V, Daniele B, Robbiati SF, Illiano A, Ceribelli A, Carrozza F, Favaretto A, Piazza E, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Giordano P, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Rocco G, Gallo C, Perrone F, Gridelli C. Prognostic impact of education level of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer enrolled in clinical trials. Lung Cancer. 2012 Jun;76(3):457-64. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.01.002. Epub 2012 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 22297086.
164. Rocco G, Martucci N, Setola S, Franco R. Uniportal video-assisted thoracic resection of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;94(2):661-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.098. PubMed PMID: 22818319.
165. Rocco G. Surgery for thoracic infections-the mother of all surgeries. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Aug;22(3):xiii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.05.007. Epub 2012 Jun 2. PubMed PMID: 22789605.
166. Passera E, Rizzi A, Robustellini M, Rossi G, Della Pona C, Massera F, Rocco G. Pulmonary aspergilloma: clinical aspects and surgical treatment outcome. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Aug;22(3):345-61. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.001. Review. PubMed PMID: 22789598.Cited in PMCRelated citations
167. Rocco G. One-port (uniportal) video-assisted thoracic surgical resections--a clear advance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep;144(3):S27-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.006. Epub 2012 Jun 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 22743172.
168. Rocco G. The surgeon's role in molecular biology. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep;144(3):S18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.007. Epub 2012 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 22739075.
169. Rocco G, Mori S, Fazioli F, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Setola S. The use of biomaterials for chest wall reconstruction 30 years after radical surgery and radiation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Oct;94(4):e109-10. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.029. PubMed PMID: 23006719.
170. Rocco G, Serra L, Mehrabi-Kermani F, Setola S. Video-assisted paraspinal approach for the stabilization of the complex spine. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Oct;15(4):585-7. Epub 2012 Jul 12. PubMed PMID: 22791788; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3445382.
171. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov;94(5):1700. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.021. PubMed PMID: 23098946.
172. Rocco G, Brunelli A. Patients' satisfaction: customer relationship management as a new opportunity for quality improvement in thoracic surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012 Nov;22(4):551-5. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.07.009. Epub 2012 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 23084619.
173. Morabito A, Sandomenico C, Costanzo R, Montanino A, Caraco C, De Lutio E, Bevilacqua S, Pasquale R, Caronna A, Botti G, Normanno N, Rocco G. Positron emission tomography and circulating tumor cells to monitor a dramatic response to gefitinib. J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Nov;7(11):e27-8. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182653da2. PubMed PMID: 23070247.
174. Di Maio M, Leighl NB, Gallo C, Feld R, Ciardiello F, Butts C, Maione P, Gebbia V, Morgillo F, Wierzbicki R, Favaretto A, Alam Y, Cinieri S, Siena S, Bianco R, Riccardi F, Spatafora M, Ravaioli A, Felletti R, Fregoni V, Genestreti G, Rossi A, Mancuso G, Fasano M, Morabito A, Tsao MS, Signoriello S, Perrone F, Gridelli C; TORCH Investigators (Rocco G). Quality of life analysis of TORCH, a randomized trial testing first-line erlotinib followed by second-line cisplatin/gemcitabine chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Dec;7(12):1830-44. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318275b327. PubMed PMID: 23154555.
175. Sandomenico C, Costanzo R, Carillio G, Piccirillo M, Montanino A, Di Maio M, Rocco G, Normanno N, Perrone F, Morabito A. Bevacizumab in non small cell lung cancer: development, current status and issues. Curr Medic Chem. 2012;19(7):961-71. PMID: 22214464
176. Rocco G. The indications for uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery—Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012;93(4):1398-9.
177. Di Maio M, Morabito A, Daniele G, Giordano P, Piccirillo MC, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Montanino A, Gridelli C, Rocco G, Perrone F. Prognostic evaluation and choice of second-line treatment for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer Manag. 2012;1(1):55-62.
178. Rocco G. Remote-controlled, wireless chest drainage system: an experimental clinical setting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jan;95(1):319-22. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.079. Epub 2012 Dec 25. PubMed PMID: 23272849.
179. Pompili C, Brunelli A, Rocco G, Salvi R, Xiumé F, La Rocca A, Sabbatini A, Martucci N. Patient satisfaction after pulmonary resection for lung cancer: a multicenter comparative analysis. Respiration. 2013;85(2):106-11. doi: 10.1159/000337262. Epub 2012 May 10. PubMed PMID: 22584466.
180. Rocco G, Gatani T, Di Maio M, Meoli I, La Rocca A, Martucci N, La Manna C, Stefanelli F. The impact of decreasing cutoff values for maximal oxygen consumption (VO(2)max) in the decision-making process for candidates to lung cancer surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Feb;5(1):12-8. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.12.04. PubMed PMID: 23372945; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3548002.
181. Dell'Amore A, Monteverde M, Martucci N, Sanna S, Caroli G, Stella F, Dell'Amore D, Rocco G. Early and long-term results of pulmonary resection for non-small-cell lung cancer in patients over 75 years of age: a multi-institutional study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;16(3):250-6. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs473. Epub 2012 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 23178392; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3568799.
182. Franco R, Rocco G, Marino FZ, Pirozzi G, Normanno N, Morabito A, Sperlongano P, Stiuso P, Luce A, Botti G, Caraglia M. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase: a glimmer of hope in lung cancer treatment? Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2013 Apr;13(4):407-20. doi: 10.1586/era.13.18. Review. PubMed PMID: 23560836.
183. Rocco G. Reply to Krueger et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 May;43(5):1078. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs580. Epub 2012 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 23171942.
184. Ricci A, De Vitis C, Noto A, Fattore L, Mariotta S, Cherubini E, Roscilli G, Liguori G, Scognamiglio G, Rocco G, Botti G, Giarnieri E, Giovagnoli MR, De Toma G, Ciliberto G, Mancini R. TrkB is responsible for EMT transition in malignant pleural effusions derived cultures from adenocarcinoma of the lung. Cell Cycle. 2013 Jun 1;12(11):1696-703. doi: 10.4161/cc.24759. Epub 2013 May 2. PubMed PMID: 23656788; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3713128.
185. Pinto C, Novello S, Torri V, Ardizzoni A, Betta PG, Bertazzi PA, Casalini GA, Fava C, Fubini B, Magnani C, Mirabelli D, Papotti M, Ricardi U, Rocco G, Pastorino U, Tassi G, Trodella L, Zompatori M, Scagliotti G. Second Italian consensus conference on malignant pleural mesothelioma: state of the art and recommendations. Cancer Treat Rev. 2013 Jun;39(4):328-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.11.004. Epub 2012 Dec 12. Review. PubMed PMID: 23244777.
186. Rocco G. The One and Only: II. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):377. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.069. PubMed PMID: 23816105.
187. Rocco G, Allen MS, Altorki NK, Asamura H, Blum MG, Detterbeck FC, Dresler CM, Gossot D, Grondin SC, Jaklitsch MT, Mitchell JD, Newton JR Jr, Van Schil PE, Waddell TK, Wood DE. Clinical statement on the role of the surgeon and surgical issues relating to computed tomography screening programs for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):357-60. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.067. Review. PubMed PMID: 23816098.
188. Morabito A, Costanzo R, Rachiglio AM, Pasquale R, Sandomenico C, Franco R, Montanino A, De Lutio E, Rocco G, Normanno N. Activity of gefitinib in a non-small-cell lung cancer patient with both activating and resistance EGFR mutations. J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Jul;8(7):e59-60. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318286cc26. PubMed PMID: 23774386.
189. Morabito A, Gebbia V, Di Maio M, Cinieri S, Viganò MG, Bianco R, Barbera S, Cavanna L, De Marinis F, Montesarchio V, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Montanino A, Mancuso G, Russo P, Nacci A, Giordano P, Daniele G, Piccirillo MC, Rocco G, Gridelli C, Gallo C, Perrone F. Randomized phase III trial of gemcitabine and cisplatin vs. gemcitabine alone in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and a performance status of 2: the CAPPA-2 study. Lung Cancer. 2013 Jul;81(1):77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.04.008. Epub 2013 May 1. PubMed PMID: 23643177.
190. Ng CS, Lau KK, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Rocco G. Evolution in surgical approach and techniques for lung cancer. Thorax. 2013 Jul;68(7):681. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203157. Epub 2013 Mar 5. PubMed PMID: 23462160.
191. Di Maio M, Costanzo R, Giordano P, Piccirillo MC, Sandomenico C, Montanino A, Carillio G, Muto P, Jones DR, Daniele G, Perrone F, Rocco G, Morabito A. Integrated therapeutic approaches in the treatment of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2013 Jul 1;13(6):844-51. Review. PubMed PMID: 23272968.
192. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G, Viti A, Terzi A. Geometrical characteristics of uniportal VATS. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Aug;5 Suppl 3:S214-6. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.04.06. PubMed PMID: 24040527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3771591.
193. Rocco G. History and indications of uniportal pulmonary wedge resections. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Aug;5 Suppl 3:S212-3. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.07.14. PubMed PMID: 24040526; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3771619.
194. Rocco G. VATS and Uniportal VATS: a glimpse into the future. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Aug;5 Suppl 3:S174. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.07.05. PubMed PMID: 24040518; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3771609.
195. La Mantia E, Franco R, Cantile M, Rocco R, De Chiara A, Martucci N, Rocco G. Primary intrapulmonary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor mimicking lung cancer. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Aug;5(4):E155-7. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.07.02. PubMed PMID: 23991328; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3755695.
196. La Mantia E, Franco R, Rocco R, Rocco G. Spindle cell lipoma: a rare tumor of the mediastinum. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Aug;5(4):E152-4. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.07.01. PubMed PMID: 23991327; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3755662.
197. Rocco G, Martucci N, La Manna C, Jones DR, De Luca G, La Rocca A, Cuomo A, Accardo R. Ten-year experience on 644 patients undergoing single-port (uniportal) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug;96(2):434-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.044. Epub 2013 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 23790399.
198. Costanzo R, Montanino A, Di Maio M, Piccirillo MC, Sandomenico C, Giordano P, Daniele G, Franco R, Perrone F, Rocco G, Normanno N, Morabito A. Advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations: current evidence and future perspectives. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2013 Oct;13(10):1207-18. doi: 10.1586/14737140.2013.845092. Review. PubMed PMID: 24134422.
199. Stefanelli F, Meoli I, Cobuccio R, Curcio C, Amore D, Casazza D, Tracey M, Rocco G. High-intensity training and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and non-small-cell lung cancer undergoing lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Oct;44(4):e260-5. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt375. Epub 2013 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 23892298.
200. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec;96(6):1987. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.025. PubMed PMID: 24296178.
201. Pirozzi G, Tirino V, Camerlingo R, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Scognamiglio G, Franco R, Cantile M, Normanno N, Rocco G. Prognostic value of cancer stem cells, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and circulating tumor cells in lung cancer. Oncol Rep. 2013;29(5):1763-8. PMID: 23426441
202. Rocco G, Weder W. Lung surgery in the elderly today. Lung Cancer. 2013;80(2):115-9. PMID: 23415247
203. Tirino V, Camerlingo R, Bifulco K, Irollo E, Montella R, Paino F, Sessa G, Carriero MV, Normanno N, Rocco G, Pirozzi G. TGF-β1 exposure induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition both in CSCs and non-CSCs of the A549 cell line, leading to an increase of migration ability in the CD133+ A549 cell fraction. Cell Death Dis. 2013;4(5):e620. PMID: 23640462
204. Di Maio M, Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Giordano P, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Montanino A, Rocco G, Perrone F. Combining anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and anti-angiogenic strategies in advanced NSCLC: we should have known better. Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(24):3901-13. Review. PubMed PMID: 24191956.
205. Ruffini E, Detterbeck F, Van Raemdonck D, Rocco G, Thomas P, Weder W, Brunelli A, Guerrera F, Keshavjee S, Altorki N, Schützner J, Arame A, Spaggiari L, Lim E, Toker A, Venuta F; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Working Group. Thymic carcinoma: a cohort study of patients from the European society of thoracic surgeons database. J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Apr;9(4):541-8. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000128. PubMed PMID: 24736078.
206. Massard G, Rocco G, Venuta F. The European educational platform on thoracic surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2014 May;6 Suppl 2:S276-83. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.05.06. Review. PubMed PMID: 24868446; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4032957.
207. Opitz I, D'Amico TA, Rocco G. The biomolecular era for thoracic surgeons: the example of the ESTS Biology Club. J Thorac Dis. 2014 May;6 Suppl 2:S265-71. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.05.01. Review. PubMed PMID: 24868444; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4032959.
208. Brunelli A, Falcoz PE, D'Amico T, Hansen H, Lim E, Massard G, Rice TW, Rocco G, Thomas P, Van Raemdonck D, Congregado M, Decaluwe H, Grodzki T, Lerut T, Molnar T, Salati M, Scarci M, Van Schil P, Varela G, Venuta F, Melfi F, Gebitekin C, Kuzdzal J, Leschber G, Opitz I, Papagiannopoulos K, Patterson A, Ruffini E, Klepetko W, Toker A. European guidelines on structure and qualification of general thoracic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 May;45(5):779-86. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu016. Epub 2014 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 24562007.
209. Ottlakan A, Martucci N, Rocco G. Is surgery still the best management option for early stage NSCLC? Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2014 Jun;3(3):159-63. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2014.06.05. Review. PubMed PMID: 25806295; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4367695.
210. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun;97(6):1925. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.010. PubMed PMID: 24882281.
211. Scognamiglio G, D'Antonio A, Rossi G, Cavazza A, Camerlingo R, Pirozzi G, La Mantia E, Anniciello AM, Morabito A, Cantile M, Boscaino A, Sparano L, Botti G, Rocco G, Franco R. CD90 expression in atypical meningiomas and meningioma metastasis. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Jun;141(6):841-9. doi: 10.1309/AJCP8Y0EBQMKWQEI. PubMed PMID: 24838329.
212. Rocco G, Martucci N, La Rocca A, La Manna C, De Luca G, Fazioli F, Mori S. Postoperative local morbidity and the use of vacuum-assisted closure after complex chest wall reconstructions with new and conventional materials. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jul;98(1):291-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.022. Epub 2014 May 21. PubMed PMID: 24857855.
213. Rocco G. Towards a standardized approach for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Jul;46(1):106. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt587. Epub 2014 Feb 5. PubMed PMID: 24504656.
214. Normanno N, Rossi A, Morabito A, Signoriello S, Bevilacqua S, Di Maio M, Costanzo R, De Luca A, Montanino A, Gridelli C, Rocco G, Perrone F, Gallo C. Prognostic value of circulating tumor cells' reduction in patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2014 Aug;85(2):314-9. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 14. PubMed PMID: 24882383.
215. Besse B, Adjei A, Baas P, Meldgaard P, Nicolson M, Paz-Ares L, Reck M, Smit EF, Syrigos K, Stahel R, Felip E, Peters S; Panel Members (Rocco G). 2nd ESMO Consensus Conference on Lung Cancer: non-small-cell lung cancer first-line/second and further lines of treatment in advanced disease. Ann Oncol. 2014 Aug;25(8):1475-84. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu123. Epub 2014 Mar 25. PubMed PMID: 24669016.
216. Vansteenkiste J, Crinò L, Dooms C, Douillard JY, Faivre-Finn C, Lim E, Rocco G, Senan S, Van Schil P, Veronesi G, Stahel R, Peters S, Felip E; Panel Members; Panel Members. 2nd ESMO Consensus Conference on Lung Cancer: early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer consensus on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2014 Aug;25(8):1462-74. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu089. Epub 2014 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 24562446.
217. Chiappetta G, Basile A, Barbieri A, Falco A, Rosati A, Festa M, Pasquinelli R, Califano D, Palma G, Costanzo R, Barcaroli D, Capunzo M, Franco R, Rocco G, Pascale M, Turco MC, De Laurenzi V, Arra C. The anti-apoptotic BAG3 protein is expressed in lung carcinomas and regulates small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) tumor growth. Oncotarget. 2014 Aug 30;5(16):6846-53. PubMed PMID: 25149536; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4196167.
218. De Luca G, Griffo S, Rocco G. Popcorn in the lung. J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Sep;9(9):1418. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000178. PubMed PMID: 25122438.
219. Morabito A, Carillio G, Daniele G, Piccirillo MC, Montanino A, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Giordano P, Normanno N, Perrone F, Rocco G, Di Maio M. Treatment of small cell lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2014 Sep;91(3):257-70. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.03.003. Epub 2014 Apr 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 24767978.
220. Kerr KM, Bubendorf L, Edelman MJ, Marchetti A, Mok T, Novello S, O'Byrne K, Stahel R, Peters S, Felip E; Panel Members; Panel Members (Rocco G). Second ESMO consensus conference on lung cancer: pathology and molecular biomarkers for non-small-cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol. 2014 Sep;25(9):1681-90. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu145. Epub 2014 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 24718890.
221. Ruffini E, Detterbeck F, Van Raemdonck D, Rocco G, Thomas P, Weder W, Brunelli A, Evangelista A, Venuta F; European Association of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Thymic Working Group. Tumours of the thymus: a cohort study of prognostic factors from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Sep;46(3):361-8. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt649. Epub 2014 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 24482389; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4155438.
222. Salati M, Rocco G. The uni-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery: achievements and potentials. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 6):S618-22. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.10.02. Review. PubMed PMID: 25379199; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4221340.
223. Rocco R, Jones DR, Morabito A, Franco R, La Mantia E, Rocco G. Validation of the new IASLC/ATS/ERS lung adenocarcinoma classification: a surgeon's perspective. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 5):S547-51. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.43. Review. PubMed PMID: 25349705; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4209384.
224. Ng CS, Rocco G, Wong RH, Lau RW, Yu SC, Yim AP. Uniportal and single-incision video-assisted thoracic surgery: the state of the art. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct;19(4):661-6. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivu200. Epub 2014 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 24994696.
225. Kondo K, Van Schil P, Detterbeck FC, Okumura M, Stratton K, Giroux D, Asamura H, Crowley J, Falkson C, Filosso PL, Giaccone G, Huang J, Kim J, Lucchi M, Marino M, Marom EM, Nicholson AG, Ruffini E; Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee;Members of the Advisory Boards (Rocco G); Participating Institutions of the Thymic Domain. The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: proposals for the N and M components for the forthcoming (8th) edition of the TNM classification ofmalignant tumors. J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Sep;9(9 Suppl 2):S81-7. doi:10.1097/JTO.0000000000000291. PubMed PMID: 25396316.
226. Massard G, Rocco G, Venuta F. The European education platform on thoracic surgery. J Thorac Surg. 2014 May:6suppl 2:S276-83 doi: 10.3978/jissn 2072-1439 2014.05.06
227. Nicholson AG, Detterbeck FC, Marino M, Kim J, Stratton K, Giroux D, Asamura H,Crowley J, Falkson C, Filosso PL, Giaccone G, Huang J, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Marom EM, Okumura M, Ruffini E, Van Schil P; Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee; Members of the Advisory Boards (Rocco G); Participating Institutions of the Thymic Domain. The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: proposals for the T Component for the forthcoming (8th) edition of the TNM classification of malignant tumors. J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Sep;9(9 Suppl 2):S73-80. doi:10.1097/JTO.0000000000000303. PubMed PMID: 25396315.
228. Opitz I, Bueno R, Lim E, Pass H, Pastorino U, Boeri M, Rocco G; ESTS Biology Club. Biomolecular and clinical practice in malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer: what thoracic surgeons should know. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Oct;46(4):602-6. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu048. Epub 2014 Mar 12. Review. Erratum in: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jan;47(1):200. PubMed PMID: 24623168.
229. Morra f, Luise C, Visconti R, Staibano S, Merolla F, Ilardi G, Guggino G, Paladino S, Sarnataro D,Franco R, Monaco R, Zitomarino F, Pacelli R, Monaco G, Rocco G, Cerrato A, Linardopoilos S, Muller MT, Celetti A. New therapeutic prospectives in CCDC6 deficient lung cancer cells. Int. J Cancer 2015 May 1;136(9):2146-57 doi 10.1002/ijc 29263 Epub 2014 Oct.24
230. Dell’Amore A, Monteverde M, Martucci N, Sanna S, Caroli G, Dolci G, Dell’Amore D, Rocco G. Lobar and sub-lobar lung resection in octogenarians with early stage non-small cell lung cancer: factors affecting surgical outcomes and ling-term results. Gen. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.2015 Apr; 63(4):222-30 doi:10.1007/s 11748-014-0493-8 Epub 2014 Nov.18
231. Opitz I, Bueno R, Lim E, Pass H, Pastorino U, Boeri M, Rocco G; ESTS Biology Club. Corrigendum to 'Biomolecular and clinical practice in malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer: what thoracic surgeons should know'. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jan;47(1):200. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu451. PubMed PMID: 25694655.
232. Martucci N, Tracey M, La Rocca A, La Manna C, De Luca G, Rocco G. A pilot prospective randomized, controlled trial comparing LigaSure™ tissue fusion technology with the ForceTriad™ energy platform to the electrosurgical pencil on rates of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary lobectomy and mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jan;47(1):e13-8. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu391. Epub 2014 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 25312529.
233. Filosso PL, Yao X, Ahmad U, Zhan Y, Huang J, Ruffini E, Travis W, Lucchi M, Rimner A, Antonicelli A, Guerrera F, Detterbeck F; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thymic Group Steering Committee (Rocco G). Outcome of primary neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus: a joint analysis of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons databases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan;149(1):103-9.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.061. Epub 2014 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 25308116.
234. Dell'Amore A, Monteverde M, Martucci N, Davoli F, Caroli G, Pipitone E, Bini A, Stella F, Dell'Amore D, Casadio C, Rocco G. Surgery for non-small cell lung cancer in younger patients: what are the differences? Heart Lung Circ. 2015 Jan;24(1):62-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.07.054. Epub 2014 Jul 14. PubMed PMID: 25130384.
235. De Luca G, Martucci N, La Rocca A, Rocco G. Lung herniation: an unusual cause. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Oct;48(4):634-5. PubMed PMID: 25681419.
236. Di Maio M, Gallo C, Leighl NB, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Nuzzo F, Gridelli C, Gebbia V, Ciardiello F, De Placido S, Ceribelli A, Favaretto AG, de Matteis A, Feld R, Butts C, Bryce J, Signoriello S, Morabito A, Rocco G, Perrone F. Symptomatic toxicities experienced during anticancer treatment: agreement between patient and physician reporting in three randomized trials. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Mar 10;33(8):910-5. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.9334. Epub 2015 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 25624439.
237. Dell'Amore A, Monteverde M, Martucci N, Sanna S, Caroli G, Dolci G, Dell'Amore D, Rocco G. Lobar and sub-lobar lung resection in octogenarians with early stage non-small cell lung cancer: factors affecting surgical outcomes and long-term results. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr;63(4):222-30. doi: 10.1007/s11748-014-0493-8. Epub 2014 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 25403998.
238. Di Maio M, Perrone F, Deschamps C, Rocco G. A meta-analysis of the impact of bronchial stump coverage on the risk of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.2015 Aug. 48 (2):196-200 doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu381 Epub 2014 Oct.23
239. G, Dell'Amore D, Rocco G. Lobar and sub-lobar lung resection in octogenarians with early stage non-small cell lung cancer: factors affecting surgical outcomes and long-term results. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr;63(4):222-30. doi: 10.1007/s11748-014-0493-8. Epub 2014 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 25403998.
240. Eberhardt WE, De Ruysscher D, Weder W, Le Péchoux C, De Leyn P, Hoffmann H, Westeel V, Stahel R, Felip E, Peters S; Panel Members (Rocco G). 2nd ESMO Consensus Conference in Lung Cancer: locally advanced stage III non-small-cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol. 2015 Aug;26(8):1573-88 doi 10.1093/annonc/mdv 187 Epub 2015.
241. Rocco G. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 May;99(5):1744-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.020. PubMed PMID: 25952202.
242. Rocco G. Lung cancer screening. Preface. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 May;25(2):ix. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.12.006. Epub 2015 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 25901567.
243. Grondin SC, Edwards JP, Rocco G. Surgeons and lung cancer screening: rules of engagement. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 May;25(2):175-84. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.11.004. Epub 2015 Jan 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 25901561.
244. Morra F, Luise C, Visconti R, Staibano S, Merolla F, Ilardi G, Guggino G, Paladino S, Sarnataro D, Franco R, Monaco R, Zitomarino F, Pacelli R, Monaco G, Rocco G, Cerrato A, Linardopoulos S, Muller MT, Celetti A. New therapeutic perspectives in CCDC6 deficient lung cancer cells. Int J Cancer. 2015 May 1;136(9):2146-57. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29263. Epub 2014 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 25302833.
245. Ahmad U, Yang H, Sima C, Buitrago DH, Ripley RT, Suzuki K, Bains MS, Rizk NP, Rusch VW, Huang J, Adusumilli PS, Rocco G, Jones DR. Resection of Primary and Secondary Tumors of the Sternum: An Analysis of Prognostic Variables. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jul;100(1):215-21; discussion 221-2. PubMed PMID: 26002443.
246. Fenizia F, De Luca A, Pasquale R, Sacco A, Forgione L, Lambiase M, Iannaccone A, Chicchinelli N, Franco R, Rossi A, Morabito A, Rocco G, Piccirillo MC, Normanno N. EGFR mutations in lung cancer: from tissue testing to liquid biopsy. Future Oncol. 2015 Jun;11(11):1611-23. doi: 10.2217/fon.15.23. PubMed PMID: 26043215.
247. De Luca G, Martucci N, Setola S, Rocco G. Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung mimicking pulmonary metastasis. Lung. 2015 Jun;193(3):447-8. doi:10.1007/s00408-015-9711-0. Epub 2015 Mar 12. PubMed PMID: 25762452.
248. De Luca G, Martucci N, La Rocca A, Rocco G. Lung herniation: an unusual cause.Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Oct;48(4):634-5. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv022.Epub 2015 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 25681419
249. Lim E, McElnay PJ, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Massard G, Toker A, Passlick B, Varela G, Weder W. Invasive mediastinal staging is irrelevant for PET/CT positive N2 lung cancer if the primary tumour and ipsilateral lymph nodes are resectable. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Sep;3(9):e32-3. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00321-5.PubMed PMID26380888.
250. Marino FZ, Liguori G, Aquino G, La Mantia E, Bosari S, Ferrero S, Rosso L, Gaudioso G, De Rosa N, Scrima M, Martucci N, La Rocca A, Normanno N, Morabito A, Rocco G, Botti G, Franco R. Intratumor Heterogeneity of ALK-Rearrangements and Homogeneity of EGFR-Mutations in Mixed Lung Adenocarcinoma. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 30;10(9):e0139264. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139264. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26422230
251. Ng CS, Gonzalez-Rivas D, D'Amico TA, Rocco G. Uniportal VATS-a new era in lung cancer surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2015 Aug;7(8):1489-91. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.08.19. PubMed PMID: 26380777; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4561287.
252. Pasquale R, Fenizia F, Esposito Abate R, Sacco A, Esposito C, Forgione L,Rachiglio AM, Bevilacqua S, Montanino A, Franco R, Rocco G, Botti G, Denis MG, Morabito A, De Luca A, Normanno N. Assessment of high-sensitive methods for the detection of EGFR mutations in circulating free tumor DNA from NSCLC patients.Pharmacogenomics. 2015 Jul;16(10):1135-48. doi: 10.2217/pgs.15.45. Epub 2015 Aug PubMed PMID: 26249748.
253. Opitz I, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Varela G, Massard G, Weder W; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Surgery versus SABR for resectable non-small-cell lung cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Aug;16(8):e372-3. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00123-0. PubMed PMID: 26248838.
254. Rocco G. Surgery of the thymus in 2015: more quality from the available data.Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jul;48(1):16-7. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv182. PubMed PMID: 26116753.
255. Leuzzi G, Facciolo F, Pastorino U, Rocco G. Methods for the postoperative management of the thoracic oncology patients: lessons from the clinic. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2015 Dec;9(6):751-67. doi: 10.1586/17476348.2015.1109453. Epub 2015Nov 4. PubMed PMID: 26536136.
256. Martucci N, Tracey M, Rocco G. Postoperative Chylothorax. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 Nov;25(4):523-8. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.07.014. Epub 2015 Sep 8.Review. PubMed PMID: 26515952.
257. Malanga D, De Marco C, Guerriero I, Colelli F, Rinaldo N, Scrima M, Mirante T,De Vitis C, Zoppoli P, Ceccarelli M, Riccardi M, Ravo M, Weisz A, Federico A,Franco R, Rocco G, Mancini R, Rizzuto A, Gulletta E, Ciliberto G, Viglietto G.The Akt1/IL-6/STAT3 pathway regulates growth of lung tumor initiating cells.Oncotarget. 2015 Dec. 15;6 (40):42667-86 doi: 10.18632/ oncotarget 5626. PubMed PMID: 26486080.
258. Rocco G. Chest Wall Surgery: Less Arbitrium, More Science. Ann Thorac Surg.2015 Oct;100(4):1505. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.096. PubMed PMID:26434460.
259. Rocco G, La Rocca A, La Manna C, Martucci N, De Luca G, Accardo R. Arena Roof Technique for Complex Reconstruction After Extensive Chest Wall Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Oct;100(4):1479-81. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.094.PubMed PMID: 26434458.
260. Rocco G. Lung Cancer screening. Thorac Surg Clin.2015 May;25(2):175-84 doi 10.1016/jthorsurg 2014.11.04 Epub 2015 Jan.28.
261. Rocco G, Morabito A, Petrillo A, Catalano O. Lungs on Fire. J Thorac Oncol.2015 Sep;10(9):1376. doi10.1097/JTO.0000000000000522. PubMed PMID: 26291016.
262. Lim E, McElnay PJ, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Massard G, Toker A, Passlick B, Varela G, Weder W. Invasive mediastinal staging is irrelevant for PET/CT positive N2 lung cancer if the primary tumour and ipsilateral lymph nodes are resectable. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Sep;3(9):e32-3. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00321-5.PubMed PMID26380888
263. Rocco R, Incalzi RA, Pennazza G, Santonico M, Pedone C, Bartoli IR, Vernile C,Mangiameli G, La Rocca A, De Luca G, Rocco G, Crucitti P. BIONOTE e-nose technology may reduce false positives in lung cancer screening programmes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Sep 18. pii: ezv328. PubMed PMID:26385981.
264. Salati M, Falcoz PE, Decaluwe H, Rocco G, Van Raemdonck D, Varela G, Brunelli A; ESTS Database Committee. The European thoracic data quality project: An Aggregate Data Quality score to measure the quality of internationalmulti-institutional databases†. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Dec 5. pii: ezv385. PubMed PMID: 26637827.
265. Leuzzi G, Rocco G, Ruffini E, Sperduti I, Detterbeck F, Weder W, Venuta F, Van Raemdonck D, Thomas P, Facciolo F; ESTS Thymic Working Group. Multimodality therapy for locally advanced thymomas: A propensity score-matched cohort study from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jan; 151(1) :47-57e1 doi:10.1016 j.jtcvs 2015.08.034 Epub 2015 Aug.15 PubMed PMID: 26403869.
266. Giordano P, Manzo A, Montanino A, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Normanno N, Carillio G, Rocco G, Bianco R, Perrone F, Morabito A. Afatinib: An overview of its clinical development in non-small-cell lung cancer and other tumors. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016 Jan;97:143-51 doi 10.1016/j.critreone 2015.08.16 Epub 2015 Aug. 12. PubMed PMID: 26318094.
267. Belli A, De Luca G, Bianco F, De Franciscis S, Tatangelo F, Romano GM, Rocco G. An Unusual Metastatic Site for Primary Lung Cancer: The Spleen. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Jan;11(1):128-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.08.005. PubMed PMID:26762748.
268. Rocco G. Non-intubated uniportal lung surgery†. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.2016 Jan;49 Suppl 1:i3-i5. Doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv412. Review. PubMed PMID:26764415.
269. Giordano P, Manzo A, Montanino A, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Normanno N, Carillio G, Rocco G, Bianco R, Perrone F, Morabito A.Afatinib: An overview of its clinical development in non-small-cell lung cancer and other tumors. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2016 Jan;97:143-51. doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.08.016. Epub 2015 Aug 12. Review. PubMed PMID:26318094.
270. Falcoz PE, Puyraveau M, Thomas PA, Decaluwe H, Hürtgen M, Petersen RH, Hansen H, Brunelli A; ESTS Database Committee and ESTS Minimally Invasive Interest Group (Rocco G). Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open lobectomy for primary non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched analysis of outcome from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeon database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Feb;49(2):602-9. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv154. Epub 2015 Apr 26. PubMed PMID:25913824.
271. Rocco G. Two lives. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jan 31. pii: ezw001. PubMed PMID: 26834235.
272. Zito Marino F, Rocco G, Morabito A, Mignogna C, Intartaglia M, Liguori G,Botti G, Franco R. A new look at the ALK gene in cancer: copy number gain and amplification. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2016 Mar 4. 2016 Apr. 6 PubMed PMID: 26943457.
273. Rocco G, Nason K, Brunelli A, Varela G, Waddell T, Jones DR. Management of stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer:a transatlantic perspective. Eue J CardiothoracSurg. 2016 Apr.;49(4):1025-7 PMID:26985072
274. Zito Marino F, Morabito A, Gridelli C, Rocco G, Liguori G, De Rosa N, Botti G, Franco R. Crizotinib Response in a Late Relapse of ALK-positive Lung Adenocarcinoma. Appl ImmunohistochemMolMorphol. 2016 Mar17 PMID: 26990744
275. Rocco G, Nason K, Brunelli A, Varela G, Waddell T, Jones DR. Management of stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer:a transatlantic perspective. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 May; 15(5):1235-8 Epub2016Mar17. PMID: 26997100
276. Rocco G, Nason K, Brunelli A, Varela G, Waddell T, Jones DR. Management of stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer:a transatlantic perspective. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016Apr; 101(4):1247-50 Epub 2016 Mar17. PMID: 26997577
277. Rocco R, Rocco G. Future study direction on single port (uniportal) VATS. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Mar; 8(Suppl 3):S328-32. PMID: 27014481
278. Filosso PL, YaoX, Ruffini E, Ahmad U, Antonicelli A, Huang J, Guerrera F, Venuta F, Van Raemdonck D, Travis W, Lucchi M, Rimner A, Thomas P, Weder W, Rocco G,Detterbeck F, Korst R. Comparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group. Eur J CardiothoracSurg. 2016Mar31 PMID:27032473
279. Crucitti P, Mangiameli G, Petitti T, Condoluci A, Rocco r, Gallo IF, Longo F, Rocco G. Does prophylactic ligation of the thoracic duct reduce chylothorax rates in patients undergoing oesophagectomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J CardiothotacSurg. 2016 Apr10 PMID:27068552
280. Blackmon SH, Cooke DT, Whyte R, Miller D, Cerfolio R, Farjah F, Rocco G, Blum M, Hazelrigg J, Low D, Swanson S, Fann JI, Ikonomidis JS, Wright C, Grondin SC. The Society oh Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statement: A Tool Kit to Assist Thoracic Surgeons Seeking Privileging to Use New Technology and Perform Advanced Procedures in General Thoracic Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar;101(3):1230-7 PMID:27124326
281. Rocco G, Petitti T, Martucci N, Piccirillo MC, La Rocca A, La Manna C, De Luca G, Morabito A, Chirico A, Franco R, Accardo R, Normanno N, Botti G, Lodato s, Ciliberto G, Pedicini T, Giordano A. SurvivalAfter Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer Arising in the Population Ezposed to Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste in the Land OF Fires (‘Terra dei Fuochi’) of Southern Italy. AnticancerRes. 2016 May; 36(5):2119-24. PMID: 27127112
282. Reinersman JM, Passera E, Rocco G. Overview of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS): past and present. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar; 5(2):112-7 PMID: 27134837
283. Bertolaccini L, Viti A, Terzi A, Rocco G. Geometric and ergonomic characteristics of the uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar; 5(2):118-22 PMID:27134838
284. Rocco G. Narcissus, the Beam, and lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Aug; 152(2)338-343 Epub 2016 May 2 PMID: 27209014
285. Dai C, Shen J, Ren Y, Zhong S, Zheng H, He J, Xie D, Fei K, Liang W, Jiang G, Yang P, Peterson RH, Ng CS, Liu CC, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Shen Y, Chen C, He J. Choice of Surgical Procedure for Patients Eith NSCLC <1 cm or >1 to 2 cm Among Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, and Wedge Resection: A Population-Based Study. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Sep. 10;34(2)6:3175-82 Epub 2016 Jul 5 PMID: 27382092
286. Rocco G, Morabito A, Leone A, Muto P, Fiore F, Budillon A. Management of non-small cell lung cancer in the era of personalized medicine. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2016 Sep;78:173-9. doi:10.1016/ j. biocel. 2016.07.11 Epub 2016 Jul 15. Review PMID: 27425397
287. Rachiglio AM, Abate RE, Sacco A, Pasquale R, Fenzia F, Lambiase M, Morabito A, Montanino A, Rocco G, Romano C, Nappi A, Iaffaioli RV, Tatangelo F, Botti G, Ciardiello F, Maiello MR, De Luca A, Normanno N. Limits and potential of targeted sequencing analysis of liquid biopsy in patients with lung and colon carcinoma. Oncotarget. 2016 Sep.; 78:173:9 doi 10.1016/jbiocel Epub 2016 Jul 5 PMID: 27448974
288. Rocco G. Fact checking in the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Aug;8(8):1849-50. PMID: 27621841
289. Perrone F, Jommi C, Di Maio M, Gimigliano A, Gridelli C, Pignata S, Ciardiello F, Nuzzo F, De Matteis A, Del Mastro L, Bryce J, Daniele G, Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Rocco G, Guizzaro L, Gallo C. The association of financial difficulties with clinical outcomes in cancer patients: secondary analysis of 16 academic prospective clinical trials conducted in Italy. Ann Oncol. 2016;27(12):2224-9. PMID: 27789469
290. Pivonello C, Rousaki P, Negri M, Napolitano M, Marino FZ, Patalano R, De Martino MC, Sciammarella C, Faggiano A, Rocco G, Franco R, Kaltsas GA, Colao A, Pivonello R. Effects of the single and combined treatment with dopamine agonist, somatostatin analog and m TOR inhibitors in a human lung carcinoid cell line: an in vitro study. Endocrine. 2017 Jun;56(3):603-620. PMID: 27688013
291. Brunelli A, Salati M, Rocco G, Varela G, Van Raemdonck D, Decaluwe H, Falcoz PE; ESTS Database Committee. European risk models for morbidity (EuroLung1) and mortality (EuroLung2) to predict outcome following anatomic lung resection: an analysis from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Mar 1;51(3):490-497. PMID: 27744321
292. Zito Marino F, Morabito A, Gridelli C, Rocco G, Liguori G, De Rosa N, Botti G, Franco R. Crizotinib Response in a Late Relapse of ALK-positive Lung Adenocarcinoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol.2016Oct;24(9):e86:88. PMID: 26990744
293. Mangiameli G, Crucitti P, Rocco G. Microsized lung adenocarcinoma vs. small-sized lung adenocarcinoma:clinical characteristics, advantages and surgical implications. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.;8(9):E1003-E1005. PMID: 27747046
294. Rocco G, Brunelli A, Rocco R. Suction or Nonsuction: How to Manage a Chest Tube After Pulmonary Resection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 Feb; 27(1):35-40.doi:10.1016/j. thorsurg. 2016.08.06. Review. PMID: 27865325
295. Shen J, Dai C, Shen Y, Petersen RH, Ng CS, Liu CC, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Zhu C, Chen C, He j. Reply to B. De Bari et al and J.Widder et al. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Feb 10;35(5):574-575. PMID: 27893324
296. Seder CW, Rocco G. Chest wall reconstruction after extended resection. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Nov;8(Suppl 11): S863-S871. Review. PMID: 27942408
297. Liang W, He J, Shen Y, Shen J, He Q, Zhang J, Jiang G, Wang Q, Liu L, Gao S, Liu D, Wang Z, Zhu Z, Ng CS, Liu CC, Horsleben Patersen R, Rocco G, D’Amico T, Brunelli A, Chen H, Zhi X, Liu B, Yang Y, Chen W, Zhou Q, He J. Impact of Examined Lymph Node Count on Precise Staging and Long-Term Survival of Resected Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Population Study of the US SEER Database ande a Chinese Multi-Institutional Registry. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Apr. 10;35(11):1162-1170/JCO 2016.67.5140 Epub2016 Dec. 28PMID 28029318 PMID: 28029318
298. Scarci M, Caruana E, Bertolaccini L, Bedetti B, Brunelli A, Varela G, Papagiannopoulos K, Kuzdzal J, Massard G, Ruffini E, Falcoz PE, Opitz I, Batirel H, Toker A, Rocco G; ESTS Malignant Pleural Effusion Working Group. Current practices in the management of malignant pleural effusions: a survey among members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar 1;24(3):414-417.PMID: 28040756
299. Manzo A, Carillo G, Montanino A, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Rocco G, Morabito A. Focus on Nintedanib in NSCLC and Other Tumors. FrontMed (Lausanne). 2016 Dec 19; 3:68.doi: 10.3389/fmed.2016.00068. Review. PMID: 28066768
300. Rocco G. Hear! Hear! Against alLODDS, we might have a LiNeaR predictive model for prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer from Pn+ nodal status. J thorac CrdiovascSurg. 2017 Mar; 153(3):710.doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.005. No abstract available. PMID: 28089647
301. Rocco G. Invited Commentary Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Feb; 103(2):468-469.doi: 10.1016/j.athoRACSUR.2016.09.003. No abstract available. PMID: 28109350
302. Pedersen JH, Rzyman W, Veronesi G, D’Amico TA, Van Schil P, Molins L, Massard G, Rocco G. Recommendations from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) regarding computed tomography screening for lung cancer in Europe. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Mar 1;51(3):411-420. PMID: 28137752
303. Shen J, Liu Y, Dai C, Chen B, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Liu CC, Petersen RH, He J; Written on behalf of the AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group. A complicated clinical problem: surgical treatment decisions for patients with early-stage lung cancer. J Thorac Dis.2016 Dec;8(12):E1787-E1789.doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.12.26. No abstract available. PMID: 28149643
304. Zito Marino F, Rossi G, Brunelli M, Malzone MG, Liguori G, Bogina G, Morabito A, Rocco G, Franco R, Botti G. Diagnosis of anaplastic Iymphoma kinase rearrangement in cytological samples through a fluorescence in situ hybridization-based assay: Cytological smears versus cell blocks. Cancer. 2017 May;125(5):303-312. PMID: 28195686
305. Scrima M, Zito Marino F, Oliveira DM, Marinaro C, La Mantia E, Rocco G, De Marco C, Malanga D, De Rosa N, Rizzuto A, Botti G, Franco R, Zoppoli P, Viglietto G. Aberrant Signaling thug the HER2-ERK ½ Pathway is Predictive of Reduced Disease-Free and Overall Survival in Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients. J Cancer.2017 Jan 15;8(2):227-239.doi:10.7150/jca.17093 PMID:28243327
306. Tutic-Horn M, Gambazzi F, Rocco G, Mosimann M, Schneiter D, Opitz I, Martucci N, Hilinger S, Wedwe W, Jungraithmayr W. Curativr resection for lung cancer in octogenarians is Justified. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Feb;9(2):296 302.doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.02.22 PMID: 28275477
307. Rocco G. The impact of outliers on the mean in the evolution of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Apr 1;51(4):613-615. PMID:28329362
308. Moradiellos J, Amor S, Cordoba M, Rocco G, Vidal M, Varela A. Functional Chest Wall Reconstruction With a Biomechanical Three-Dimensionally Printed Implant. Ann Thorac Surg.2017 Apr; 103(4):e389-e391. Doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.048 PMID: 28359508
309. Bertolaccini L, Bedetti B, Brunelli A, Marinova K, Raveglia F, Rocco G, Shargall Y, Solli P, Varela G, Papagiannopoulos K, Kuzdzal J, Massard G, Ruffini E, Falcoz PE, Martinez-Barenys C, Opitz I, Batirel HF, Toker A, Scarci M; Members of the ESTS Pleural Disease Working Group. A benchmarking project on the quality of previous guidelines abot the management of malignant pleural effusion from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Pleural Diseases Working Group. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Aug 1;52(2):356-362. PMID: 28402401
310. Brunelli A,Salati M, Rocco G, Varela G, Raemdonck DV, Decaluwe H, Falcoz PE; ESTS DATABASE Committee. Corrigendum to ‘European risk models for morbiditi (EuroLung1) and mortality (EuroLung2) to predict outcome following anatomic lung resections: an analysis from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons database’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017;51:490-497]. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jun 1;51(6):1212. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx155. PMID: 28531335
311. Rinaldi L, Sepe M, Delle Donne R, Conte K, Arcella A, Borzacchiello D, Amente S, De Vita F, Porpora M, Garbi C, Oliva MA, Procaccini C, Faicchia D, Matarese G, Zito Marino F, Rocco G, Pignatiello S, Franco R, Insabato L, Majello B, Feliciello A. Mitochondrial AKAP1 supports mTOR pathway and tumor growth. Cell Death Dis. 2017 Jun 1;8(6):e2842. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2017.241. PMID: 28569781
312. Rocco G. Use it responsibly. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Aug;154(2):687-688. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.04.048. Epub 2017 Apr 28. No abstract available. PMID:28578078.
313. Morabito A, Daniele G, Costanzo R, Favaretto AG, Filipazzi V, Rossi A, Gebbia V, Castiglione F, Cavanna L, Maiello E, Sandomenico C, Bonanno L, Piazza E, Maione P, Piccirillo MC, Di Maio M, Rocco G, Gallo C, Perrone F, Gridelli C. A multicenter, randomized, phase 3 trial comparing fixed dose versus toxicity-adjusted dose of cisplatin + etoposide in extensive small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients: The Small-cell-lung cancer Toxicity Adjusted Dosing (STAD-1) trial. Lung Cancer. 2017 Jun;108:15-21. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.02.016. Epub 2017 Feb 27. PMID: 28625627
314. Ng CSH, He JX, Rocco G. Innovations and technologies in thoracic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Aug 1;52(2):203-205. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx192. No abstract available. PMID: 28838099
315. Gallo M, De Luca A, Maiello MR, D'Alessio A, Esposito C, Chicchinelli N, Forgione L, Piccirillo MC, Rocco G, Morabito A, Botti G, Normanno N. Clinical utility of circulating tumor cells in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2017 Aug;6(4):486-498. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2017.05.07. Review. PMID: 28904891
316. Divisi D, Barone M, Bertolaccini L, Rocco G, Solli P, Crisci R; Italian VATS Group. Standardized uptake value and radiological density attenuation as predictive and prognostic factors in patients with solitary pulmonary nodules: our experience on 1,592 patients. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Aug;9(8):2551-2559. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.124. PMID: 28932562
317. Manzo A, Montanino A, Carillio G, Costanzo R, Sandomenico C, Normanno N, Piccirillo MC, Daniele G, Perrone F, Rocco G, Morabito A. Angiogenesis Inhibitors in NSCLC. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Sep 21;18(10). pii: E2021. doi: 10.3390/ijms18102021. Review. PMID:28934120
318. Ottlakan A, Furak J, Rocco G. Shared decision making in the treatment of stage I non small cell lung cancer-a choice which should equally involve both sides. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Sep;5(17):359. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.06.03. No abstract available. PMID: 28936453
319. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G, Pardolesi A, Solli P. The Geometric and Ergonomic Appeal of Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 Nov;27(4):331-338. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.06.001. Review. PMID: 28962705
320. Rocco G. E Pluribus Unum (From the Many, Only One). Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 Nov;27(4):ix. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.08.001. No abstract available. PMID: 28962716
321. Longo F, Crucitti P, Quintarelli F, Rocco R, Mangiameli G, Rocco G. Bipolar sealing devices in video-assisted thoracic surgery. J Vis Surg. 2017 Feb 13;3:13. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.01.07. eCollection 2017. Review. PMID: 29078576
322. Passera E, Rocco G. From full thoracotomy to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: lessons learned. J Vis Surg. 2017 Mar 30;3:36. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.01.14. eCollection 2017. Review. PMID: 29078599
323. Scarci M, Rocco G. Do we need any further evidence about minimally invasive thoracic surgery? AME Med J. 2017;2:47.
324. Longo F, Rocco R, Crucitti P, Gonzales-Rivas D, Rocco G. Non intubated VATS: where do we stand? Video Assist Thorac Surg. 2017;2:16.
325. Rocco G. Certification in VATS surgery. Video Assist Thorac Surg. 2017;2(9).
326. Schneider BJ, Daly ME, Kennedy EB, Antonoff MB, Broderick S, Feldman J, Jolly S, Meyers B, Rocco G, Rusthoven C, Slotman BJ, Sterman DH, Stiles BM. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Endorsement of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Evidence-Based Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Mar 1;36(7):710-719. PMID: 29106810
327. Rocco G. Against the tide. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr;155(4):1823-1824. PMID: 29198803
328. Gao S, Zhang Z, Brunelli A, Chen C, Chen C, Chen G, Chen H, Chen JS, Cassivi S, Chai Y, Downs JB, Fang W, Fu X, Garutti MI, He J, He J, Hu J, Huang Y, Jiang G, Jiang H, Jiang Z, Li D, Li G, Li H, Li Q, Li X, Li Y, Li Z, Liu CC, Liu D, Liu L, Liu Y, Ma H, Mao W, Mao Y, Mou J, Ng CSH, Petersen RH, Qiao G, Rocco G, Ruffini E, Tan L, Tan Q, Tong T, Wang H, Wang Q, Wang R, Wang S, Xie D, Xue Q, Xue T, Xu L, Xu S, Xu S, Yan T, Yu F, Yu Z, Zhang C, Zhang L, Zhang T, Zhang X, Zhao X, Zhao X, Zhi X, Zhou Q. The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for mechanical ventilation management for patients undergoing lobectomy. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep;9(9):3246-3254. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.166. Review. PMID: 29221302
329. Gao S, Zhang Z, Aragón J, Brunelli A, Cassivi S, Chai Y, Chen C, Chen C, Chen G, Chen H, Chen JS, Cooke DT, Downs JB, Falcoz PE, Fang W, Filosso PL, Fu X, Force SD, Garutti MI, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Gossot D, Hansen HJ, He J, He J, Holbek BL, Hu J, Huang Y, Ibrahim M, Imperatori A, Ismail M, Jiang G, Jiang H, Jiang Z, Kim HK, Li D, Li G, Li H, Li Q, Li X, Li Y, Li Z, Lim E, Liu CC, Liu D, Liu L, Liu Y, Lobdell KW, Ma H, Mao W, Mao Y, Mou J, Ng CSH, Novoa NM, Petersen RH, Oizumi H, Papagiannopoulos K, Pompili C, Qiao G, Refai M, Rocco G, Ruffini E, Salati M, Seguin-Givelet A, Sihoe ADL, Tan L, Tan Q, Tong T, Tsakiridis K, Venuta F, Veronesi G, Villamizar N, Wang H, Wang Q, Wang R, Wang S, Wright GM, Xie D, Xue Q, Xue T, Xu L, Xu S, Xu S, Yan T, Yu F, Yu Z, Zhang C, Zhang L, Zhang T, Zhang X, Zhao X, Zhao X, Zhi X, Zhou Q. The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for the postoperative management of chest tube for patients undergoing lobectomy. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep;9(9):3255-3264. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.165. Review. PMID: 29221303
330. Rocco G. The burden of proof. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jan;155(1):431-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.09.065. No abstract available. PMID: 29245206
331. Jiang L, Depypere L, Rocco G, Chen JS, Liu J, Shao W, Yang H, He J; AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group. Spontaneous ventilation thoracoscopic thymectomy without muscle relaxant for myasthenia gravis: Comparison with "standard" thoracoscopic thymectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr;155(4):1882-1889.e3. PMID: 29249499
332. Weder W, Moghanaki D, Stiles B, Siva S, Rocco G. The great debate flashes: Surgery versus stereotactic body radiotherapy as the primary treatment of early-stage lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Dec 21. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx410. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29309549
333. Rocco G, Weder W. What's happening next. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr;155(4):1781-1782. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.060. Epub 2017 Dec 23. PubMed PMID: 29395199.
334. Rocco G. When in doubt, abstain. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Feb;155(2):811-813. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.036. PubMed PMID: 29415394.
335. Bertolaccini L, Solli P, Crisci R, Rocco G. The Very Experienced Time-honoUred Surgeons (VETUS) project. J Vis Surg. 2018 Jan 4;4:2. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.12.21. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29445588; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5803137.
336. Rocco G, Pennazza G, Santonico M, Longo F, Rocco R, Crucitti P, Antonelli Incalzi R. Breathprinting and Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Jul;13(7):883-894. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.02.026. Epub 2018 Mar 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 29526822.
337. Rocco G. Let's just do what we must. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jul;156(1):374-375. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.069. Epub 2018 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 29580657.
338. Zeng Y, Liang W, Liu J, He J, Ng CSH, Liu CC, Petersen RH, Rocco G, D'Amico T, Brunelli A, Chen H, Zhi X, Dong X, Wang W, Cui F, Xiao D, Wang W, Yang W, Pan H, He J; written on behalf of the AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group. Esophageal cancer in elderly patients: a population-based study. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan;10(1):448-457. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.89. PubMed PMID: 29600077; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5863173.
339. Rocco G. Every breath you take: The value of the electronic nose (e-nose) technology in the early detection of lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jun;155(6):2622-2625. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.155. Epub 2018 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 29602425.
340. Pentimalli F, Forte IM, Esposito L, Indovina P, Iannuzzi CA, Alfano L, Costa C, Barone D, Rocco G, Giordano A. RBL2/p130 is a direct AKT target and is required to induce apoptosis upon AKT inhibition in lung cancer and mesothelioma cell lines. Oncogene. 2018 Jul;37(27):3657-3671. doi: 10.1038/s41388-018-0214-3. Epub 2018 Apr 2. PubMed PMID: 29606701.
341. Rocco G. The convergence on extremes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jul;156(1):376-377. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.062. Epub 2018 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 29627185.
342. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G, Crisci R, Solli P. Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomies: the best is yet still to come? J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar;10(Suppl 4):S493-S496. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.02.33. PubMed PMID: 29629194; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5880982.
343. Rocco G. A New Instrument for Intraoperative Visualization of Safe Surgical Margins for Small Lung Nodules. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Spring;30(1):92-94. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2017.05.006. Epub 2017 May 29. PubMed PMID: 29747953.
344. Oliveira DM, Mirante T, Mignogna C, Scrima M, Migliozzi S, Rocco G, Franco R, Corcione F, Viglietto G, Malanga D, Rizzuto A. Simultaneous identification of clinically relevant single nucleotide variants, copy number alterations and gene fusions in solid tumors by targeted next-generation sequencing. Oncotarget. 2018 Apr 27;9(32):22749-22768. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25229. eCollection 2018 Apr 27. PubMed PMID: 29854313; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5978263.
345. Rocco G. Awakenings: From empiricism to an evidence-based management ofmalignant pleural effusions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Sep;156(3):1260-1261. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.097. Epub 2018 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 30017449.
346. Gridelli C, Morabito A, Cavanna L, Luciani A, Maione P, Bonanno L, Filipazzi V, Leo S, Cinieri S, Ciardiello F, Burgio MA, Bilancia D, Cortinovis D, Rosetti F, Bianco R, Gebbia V, Artioli F, Bordonaro R, Fregoni V, Mencoboni M, Nelli F, Riccardi F, di Isernia G, Costanzo R, Rocco G, Daniele G, Signoriello S, Piccirillo MC, Gallo C, Perrone F. Cisplatin-Based First-Line Treatment of Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Joint Analysis of MILES-3 and MILES-4 Phase III Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Sep 1;36(25):2585-2592. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.76.8390. Epub 2018 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 30028656.
347. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G. The forest of methodology and the writing of evidence-based medicine papers. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Oct 1;54(4):615-621. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy264. PubMed PMID: 30084916.
348. Cao C, Frick AE, Ilonen I, McElnay P, Guerrera F, Tian DH, Lim E, Rocco G. European questionnaire on the clinical use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Sep 1;27(3):379-383. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy062. PubMed PMID: 30165553.
349. Jiang T, Su C, Ren S, Cappuzzo F, Rocco G, Palmer JD, van Zandwijk N, Blackhall F, Le X, Pennell NA, Zhou C; written on behalf of the AME Lung Cancer Collaborative Group. A consensus on the role of osimertinib in non-small cell lung cancer from the AME Lung Cancer Collaborative Group. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jul;10(7):3909-3921. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.61. Review. PubMed PMID: 30174832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6106007.
350. Yin W, Zhu J, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Okumura M, Rocco G, Pass H, Jiang G, Yang Y. Construction of a Novel Bispecific Antibody to Enhance Antitumor Activity against Lung Cancer. Adv Mater. 2018 Dec;30(51):e1805437. doi: 10.1002/adma.201805437. Epub 2018 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 30345557.
351. Imbimbo M, Ottaviano M, Vitali M, Fabbri A, Leuzzi G, Fiore M, Franceschini D, Pasello G, Perrino M, Schiavon M, Pruneri G, Dei Tos AP, Sangalli C, Garassino MC, Berardi R, Alessi A, Calareso G, Petrini I, Scorsetti M, Scotti V, Rosso L, Rea F, Pastorino U, Casali PG, Ramella S, Ricardi U, Abate-Daga L, Torri V, Trama A, Palmieri G, Marino M, Zucali PA; TYME network collaborators. Best practices for the management of thymic epithelial tumors: A position paper by the Italian collaborative group for ThYmic MalignanciEs (TYME). Cancer Treat Rev. 2018 Dec;71:76-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.10.001. Epub 2018 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 30366202.
352. Biamonte F, Battaglia AM, Zolea F, Oliveira DM, Aversa I, Santamaria G, Giovannone ED, Rocco G, Viglietto G, Costanzo F. Ferritin heavy subunit enhances apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer cells through modulation of miR-125b/p53 axis. Cell Death Dis. 2018 Dec 5;9(12):1174. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-1216-3. PubMed PMID: 30518922; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6281584.
353. Passera E, Rocco G. Awake video-assisted thoracic surgery resection of lung nodules. Video Assist Thorac Surg. 2018.
354. De Luca G, La Rocca A, Martucci N, Rocco G. Giant intramuscular cavernous haemangioma of the chest wall. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018;53:1095. PMID: 29272374
355. Filosso PL, Guerrera F, Falco NR, Thomas P, Garcia Yuste M, Rocco G, Welter S, Moreno Casado P, Rendina EA, Venuta F, Ampollini L, Nosotti M, Raveglia F, Rena O, Stella F, Larocca V, Ardissone F, Brunelli A, Margaritora S, Travis WD, Sagan D, Sarkaria I, Evangelista A; ESTS NETs-WG Steering Committee. Anatomical resections are superior to wedge resections for overall survival in patients with Stage 1 typical carcinoids. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Feb 1;55(2):273-279. PubMed PMID: 30032287. IF: 3.486
356. Zhao Y, Wang W, Liang H, Jeffrey Yang CF, D'Amico T, Ng CSH, Liu CC, Petersen RH, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Liu J, He J, Huang W, Liang W, He J; AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group. The Optimal Treatment for Stage IIIA-N2 Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: A Network Meta-analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jun;107(6):1866-1875. PubMed PMID: 30557543. IF: 3.639
357. Zhang L, Wang L, Kadeer X, Zeyao L, Sun X, Sun W, She Y, Xie D, Li M, Zou L, Rocco G, Yang P, Chen C, Liu CC, Petersen RH, Ng CSH, Parrish S, Zhang YS, Giordano R, di Tommaso L; AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group. Accuracy of a 3-Dimensionally Printed Navigational Template for Localizing Small Pulmonary Nodules: A Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2019 Apr 1;154(4):295-303. PubMed PMID: 30586136. IF: 13.625
358. Ruffini E, Guerrera F, Brunelli A, Passani S, Pellicano D, Thomas P, Van Raemdonck D, Rocco G, Venuta F, Weder W, Detterbeck F, Falcoz PE. Report from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons prospective thymic database 2017: a powerful resource for a collaborative global effort to manage thymic tumours. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Apr 1;55(4):601-609. PubMed PMID: 30649256 IF: 3.486
359. Rachiglio AM, Fenizia F, Piccirillo MC, Galetta D, Crinò L, Vincenzi B, Barletta E, Pinto C, Ferraù F, Lambiase M, Montanino A, Roma C, Ludovini V, Montagna ES, De Luca A, Rocco G, Botti G, Perrone F, Morabito A, Normanno N. The Presence of Concomitant Mutations Affects the Activity of EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in EGFR-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients. Cancers (Basel). 2019 Mar 10;11(3). PubMed PMID: 30857358 IF: 6.126
360. Zeng Y, Mayne N, Yang CJ, D'Amico TA, Ng CSH, Liu CC, Petersen RH, Rocco G, Brunelli A, Liu J, Liu Y, Huang W, He J, Wang W, Jiang L, Cui F, Wang W, Liang W, He J; AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group. A Nomogram for Predicting Cancer-Specific Survival of TNM 8th Edition Stage I Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jul;26(7):2053-2062. PubMed PMID: 30900105 IF: 4.061
361. Dai J, Liu M, Yang Y, Li Q, Song N, Rocco G, Sihoe ADL, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Suen HC, He W, Duan L, Fan J, Zhao D, Wang H, Zhu Y, Chen C, Diasio RB, Jiang G, Yang P, Zhang P. Optimal Lymph Node Examination and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage I Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2019 Jul;14(7):1277-1285. PubMed PMID: 31009811 IF: 13.357
362. Bertolaccini L, Batirel H, Brunelli A, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Ismail M, Ucar AM, Ng CSH, Scarci M, Sihoe ADL, Ugalde PA, Abu Akar F, Bedetti B, Nadal SB, Brandolini J, Crucitti P, Enyedi A, Fernando HC, Furak J, Gallego-Poveda J, Galvez-Munos C, Hanke I, Janik M, Juhos P, Libretti L, Lucciarini P, Macrì P, Margaritora S, Mahoozi HR, Nachira D, Pardolesi A, Pischik V, Sagan D, Schreurs H, Sekhniaidze D, Tosi D, Turna A, Vannucci F, Zielinski M, Rocco G. Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: a consensus report from the Uniportal VATS Interest Group (UVIG) of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Aug 1;56(2):224-229. PubMed PMID: 31056711 IF: 3.486
363. Ren Y, Huang S, Dai C, Xie D, Zheng L, Xie H, Zheng H, She Y, Zhou F, Wang Y, Li P, Fei K, Jiang G, Zhang Y, Su B, Sweet-Cordero EA, Tran NL, Yang Y, Patel JN, Rolfo C, Rocco G, Cardona AF, Tuzi A, Suter MB, Yang P, Xu W, Chen C. Germline Predisposition and Copy Number Alteration in Pre-stage Lung Adenocarcinomas Presenting as Ground-Glass Nodules. Front Oncol. 2019 Apr 18;9:288. PubMed PMID: 31058088 IF: 4.848
364. Li J, Qiu B, Scarci M, Rocco G, Gao S. Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery could reduce postoperative thorax drainage for lung cancer patients. Thorac Cancer. 2019 Jun;10(6):1334-1339. PubMed PMID: 31094077 IF: 2.610
365. Morabito A, Piccirillo MC, Maione P, Luciani A, Cavanna L, Bonanno L, Filipazzi V, Leo S, Cinieri S, Morgillo F, Burgio MA, Ferrara D, Rosetti F, Bianco R, Artioli F, Cortinovis D, Gebbia V, Fregoni V, Mencoboni M, Sandomenico C, Rossi A, Montanino A, Manzo A, Rocco G, Arenare L, Daniele G, Signoriello S, Gallo C, Perrone F, Gridelli C. Effect on quality of life of cisplatin added to single-agent chemotherapy as first-line treatment for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Joint analysis of MILES-3 and MILES-4 randomised phase 3 trials. Lung Cancer. 2019 Jul;133:62-68. PubMed PMID: 31200830 IF: 4.702
366. Seder CW, Basu S, Ramsay T, Rocco G, Blackmon S, Liptay MJ, Gilbert S. A Prolonged Air Leak Score for Lung Cancer Resection: An Analysis of the STS GTSD. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Nov;108(5):1478-1483. PubMed PMID: 31323209 IF: 3.639
367. Camerlingo R, Miceli R, Marra L, Rea G, D'Agnano I, Nardella M, Montella R, Morabito A, Normanno N, Tirino V, Rocco G. Conditioned medium of primary lung cancer cells induces EMT in A549 lung cancer cell line by TGF-ß1 and miRNA21 cooperation. PLoS One. 2019 Jul 25;14(7):e0219597. PubMed PMID: 31344049 IF: 2.740
368. Shargall Y, Brunelli A, Murthy S, Schneider L, Minervini F, Bertolaccini L, Agzarian J, Linkins LA, Kestenholz P, Li H, Rocco G, Girard P, Venuta F, Samama M, Scarci M, Anraku M, Falcoz PE, Kirk A, Solli P, Hofstetter W, Okumura M, Douketis J, Litle V. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in thoracic surgery patients: an international survey. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Feb 1;57(2):331-337. PubMed PMID: 31363740 IF: 3.486
369. Tosi D, Nosotti M, Bonitta G, Mazzucco A, Righi I, Mendogni P, Rosso L, Palleschi A, Rocco G, Crisci R. Uniportal and three-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: analysis of the Italian video-assisted thoracic surgery group database. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2019 Nov 1;29(5):714-721. PubMed PMID: 31363760 IF: 1.675
370. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G. Reply to Migliore and Hirai. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Mar 1;57(3):612-613. 2020 Mar 1;57(3):612-613. IF: 3.486
371. Infante MV, Benato C, Silva R, Rocco G, Bertani A, Bertolaccini L, Gonfiotti A, Giovannetti R, Bonadiman C, Lonardoni A, Canneto B, Falezza G, Gandini P, Curcio C, Crisci R; Italian VATS group members . What counts more: the patient, the surgical technique, or the hospital? A multivariable analysis of factors affecting perioperative complications of pulmonary lobectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery from a large nationwide registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Dec 1;56(6):1097-1103. PMID: 31740971 IF: 3.486
372. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G. What is the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Uniportal VATS Interest Group (UVIG)? J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 16):S2048-S2049. IF: 2.046
373. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G. Methodology and timing of standardization. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 16):S2050-S2052. PMID: 31637037 IF: 2.046
374. Crucitti PF, Longo F, Rocco R, Rocco G. e-Nose technology: the state of the art on lung cancer diagnosis. Breath Anal. 2019;121-129.
375. Bertolaccini L, Rocco G. History and development of minimally invasive surgery: VATS surgery. Shanghai Chest. 2019;3:16.
376. Brunelli A, Rocco G, Szanto Z, Thomas P, Falcoz PE. Morbidity and mortality of lobectomy or pneumonectomy after neoadjuvant treatment: an analysis from the ESTS database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Apr 1;57(4):740-746. PMID: 31638692 IF: 3.486
377. Agzarian J, Litle V, Linkins LA, Brunelli A, Schneider L, Kestenholz P, Li H, Rocco G, Girard P, Nakajima J, Samama CM, Scarci M, Anraku M, Falcoz PE, Bertolaccini L, Lin J, Murthy S, Hofstetter W, Okumura M, Solli P, Minervini F, Kirk A, Douketis J, Shargall Y. International Delphi survey of the ESTS/AATS/ISTH task force on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in thoracic surgery: the role of extended post-discharge prophylaxis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 May 1;57(5):854-859. PMID: 31769796 IF: 3.486
378. Jones GD, Caso R, No JS, Tan KS, Dycoco J, Bains MS, Rusch VW, Huang J, Isbell JM, Molena D, Park BJ, Jones DR, Rocco G. Prognostic factors following complete resection of non-superior sulcus lung cancer invading the chest wall. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Jul 1;58(1):78-85. PMID: 32040170 IF: 3.486
379. Jones GD, Tan KS, Caso R, Dycoco J, Park BJ, Bott MJ, Molena D, Huang J, Isbell JM, Bains MS, Jones DR, Rocco G. Time-varying analysis of readmission and mortality during the first year after pneumonectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul;160(1):247-255.e5. PMID: 32249082 IF: 4.451
380. Rocco G. Commentary: Echoes of war. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug;160(2):594-595. PMID: 32448688 IF: 4.451
381. Jones GD, Caso R, Tan KS, Dycoco J, Adusumilli PS, Bains MS, Downey RJ, Huang J, Isbell JM, Molena D, Park BJ, Rocco G, Rusch VW, Sihag S, Jones DR, Bott MJ. Propensity-matched Analysis Demonstrates Long-term Risk of Respiratory and Cardiac Mortality After Pneumonectomy Compared With Lobectomy for Lung Cancer. Ann Surg. 2022 Apr 1;275(4):793-799. PMID: 32541218 IF: 10.130
382. Veronesi G, Baldwin DR, Henschke CI, Ghislandi S, Iavicoli S, Oudkerk M, De Koning HJ, Shemesh J, Field JK, Zulueta JJ, Horgan D, Fiestas Navarrete L, Valentino Infante M, Novellis P, Murray RL, Peled N, Rampinelli C, Rocco G, Rzyman W, Scagliotti GV, Tammemagi MC, Bertolaccini L, Triphuridet N, Yip R, Rossi A, Senan S, Ferrante G, Brain K, van der Aalst C, Bonomo L, Consonni D, Van Meerbeeck JP, Maisonneuve P, Novello S, Devaraj A, Saghir Z, Pelosi G. Recommendations for Implementing Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose Computed Tomography in Europe. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Jun 24;12(6):E1672. PMID: 32599792 IF: 6.126
383. Jones GD, Caso R, Choe G, Tan KS, Connolly JG, Dycoco J, Molena D, Park BJ, Huang J, Adusumilli PS, Bott MJ, Downey RJ, Travis WD, Jones DR, Rocco G. Intentional Segmentectomy for Clinical T1N0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Survival Differs by Segment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;111(3):1028-1035. PMID: 32739257 IF: 3.639
384. Zito Marino F, Botti G, Aquino G, Ferrero S, Gaudioso G, Palleschi A, Rocco D, Salvi R, Micheli MC, Micheli P, Morabito A, Rocco G, Giordano A, De Cecio R, Franco R. Unproductive Effects of ALK Gene Amplification and Copy Number Gain in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. ALK Gene Amplification and Copy Gain in NSCLC. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(14):E4927. PMID: 32664698 IF: 4.556
385. Caso R, Sanchez-Vega F, Tan KS, Mastrogiacomo B, Zhou J, Jones GD, Nguyen B, Schultz N, Connolly JG, Brandt WS, Bott MJ, Rocco G, Molena D, Isbell JM, Liu Y, Mayo MW, Adusumilli PS, Travis WD, Jones DR. The Underlying Tumor Genomics of Predominant Histologic Subtypes in Lung Adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 Dec;15(12):1844-1856. PMID: 32791233 IF: 13.357
386. Gu C, Huang Z, Chen X, Liu C, Rocco G, Zhao S, Xie H, Chen J, Dai C, Chen C. TEAD4 promotes tumor development in patients with lung adenocarcinoma via ERK signaling pathway. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2020;1866(12):165921. PMID: 32800942 IF: 4.352
387. Keshava HB, Tan KS, Dycoco J, Livschitz J, Bott MJ, Huang J, Rusch VW, Isbell JM, Molena D, Bains MS, Jones DR, Rocco G. How Effective Is Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Surgery for Pathologic Single-Station N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021;33(1):206-216. PMID: 32853736 IF: 2.133
388. Caso R, Jones GD, Tan KS, Bosl GJ, Funt SA, Sheinfeld J, Reuter VE, Amar D, Fischer G, Molena D, Rocco G, Bains MS, Feldman DR, Jones DR. Thoracic Metastasectomy in Germ Cell Tumor Patients Treated With First-line Versus Salvage Therapy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;111(4):1141-1149. PMID: 32882201 IF: 3.639
389. Chudgar NP, Yan S, Hsu M, Tan KS, Gray KD, Molena D, Nobel T, Adusumilli PS, Bains M, Downey RJ, Huang J, Park BJ, Rocco G, Rusch VW, Sihag S, Jones DR, Isbell JM. Performance Comparison between SURPAS and ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator in Pulmonary Resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;111(5):1643-1651. PMID: 33075322 IF: 3.639
390. Chudgar N, Yan S, Hsu M, Tan KS, Gray KD, Nobel T, Molena D, Sihag S, Bott M, Jones DR, Rusch VW, Rocco G, Isbell JM. External validation of surgical risk preoperative assessment system (SURPAS) in pulmonary resection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul;112(1):228-237. PMID: 33075325 IF: 3.639
391. Ferguson BD, Jones GD, Skovgard M, Molena D, Huang J, Bott MJ, Sihag S, Park BJ, Adusumilli PS, Downey RJ, Isbell JM, Rusch VW, Bains MS, Jones DR, Rocco G. Is routine chest radiography necessary after endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration? Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):467-472. PMID: 33096072 IF: 3.639
392. Gray KD, Nobel TB, Hsu M, Tan KS, Chudgar N, Yan S, Rusch VW, Jones DR, Rocco G, Molena D, Isbell JM. Improved Preoperative Risk-Assessment Tools Are Needed to Guide Informed Decision-Making Before Esophagectomy. Ann Surg. 2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33351463 IF: 10.130
393. Yan S, Gritsiuta AI, del Rosal GM, Jones G, Rocco G, Jones DR. Pneumonectomy for lung cancer. Shanghai Chest. 2020;4:25.
394. Jones GD, Brandt WS, Shen R, Sanchez-Vega F, Tan KS, Martin A, Zhou J, Berger M, Solit DB, Schultz N, Rizvi H, Liu Y, Adamski A, Chaft JE, Riely GJ, Rocco G, Bott MJ, Molena D, Ladanyi M, Travis WD, Rekhtman N, Park BJ, Adusumilli PS, Lyden D, Imielinski M, Mayo MW, Li BT, Jones DR. A Genomic-Pathologic Annotated Risk Model to Predict Recurrence in Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(2):e205601. PMID: 33355651 IF: 13.625
395. Allen MS, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar J, Rocco G. Bias Against Complex Lung Cancer Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec;112(6):1824-1831. PMID: 33412137 IF: 3.639
396. Choi JJ, Allen RJ Jr, Bains MS, Cohen MA, Yu Y, Elmadhun N, Jones DR, Rocco G. Complex chest wall surgery to prevent vascular complications after immunotherapy and radiation treatment. JTCVS Tech. 2020;4:329-331. PMCID: PMC7861462
397. Jones GD, Caso R, Tan KS, Mastrogiacomo B, Sanchez-Vega F, Liu Y, Connolly JG, Murciano-Goroff YR, Bott M, Adusumilli PS, Molena D, Rocco G, Rusch VW, Sihag S, Misale S, Yaeger R, Drilon A, Arbour KC, Riely GJ, Rosen N, Lito P, Zhang H, Lyden D, Rudin CM, Jones DR, Li BT, Isbell JM. KRASG12C Mutation Is Associated with Increased Risk of Recurrence in Surgically Resected Lung Adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 May 1;27(9):2604-2612. PMID: 33593884 IF: 10.107
398. Chudgar N, Yan S, Hsu M, Tan KS, Gray KD, Molena D, Jones DR, Rusch VW, Rocco G, Isbell JM. The American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator performs well for pulmonary resection: A validation study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr;163(4):1509-1516. PMID: 33610360. IF: 4.451
399. Bao TH, Bains MS, Shahzad F, Allen RJ, Jones DR, Rocco G. Canyons and volcanoes: the effects of radiation on the chest wall. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec;112(6):e415-e418. PMID: 33689744. IF: 3.639
400. Hu H, Li C, Lv T, Li H, Hu Y, Shen Q, Mino-Kenudson M, Bertolaccini L, Rocco G, Zarogoulidis P, Zhang F, Lin D, Liu H, Song Y; written on behalf of AME Pulmonary Disease Collaborative Group. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography prior to percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy reduces the incidence of hemorrhage. Ann Transl Med. 2021;9(4):288. PMCID: PMC7944326. IF: 3.297
401. Arndt AT, Brunelli A, Cicconi S, Falcoz PE, Salati M, Kozower B, Liptay MJ, Rocco G, Karush JM, Geissen N, Basu S, Seder CW. Redefining the risk of surgery for clinical stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer: a pooled analysis of the STS GTSD and ESTS registry. Lung. 2021;199(3):311-318. PMID: 33909135. IF: 1.817
402. Jones GD, Lengel HB, Hsu M, Tan KS, Caso R, Ghanie A, Connolly JG, Bains MS, Rusch VW, Huang J, Park BJ, Gomez DR, Jones DR, Rocco G. Management of Synchronous Extrathoracic Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 15;13(8):1893. PMID: 33920810 IF: 6.126
403. Scarci M, Raveglia F, Bortolotti L, Benvenuti M, Merlo L, Petrella L, Cardillo G, Rocco G. COVID-19 After Lung Resection in Northern Italy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Summer;34(2):726-732. PMID: 33989754 IF: 2.133
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