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SUBMITTER: Deppen SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4272613 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deppen Stephen A SA Blume Jeffrey D JD Aldrich Melinda C MC Fletcher Sarah A SA Massion Pierre P PP Walker Ronald C RC Chen Heidi C HC Speroff Theodore T Degesys Catherine A CA Pinkerman Rhonda R Lambright Eric S ES Nesbitt Jonathan C JC Putnam Joe B JB Grogan Eric L EL
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 20141001 10
<h4>Background</h4>Existing predictive models for lung cancer focus on improving screening or referral for biopsy in general medical populations. A predictive model calibrated for use during preoperative evaluation of suspicious lung lesions is needed to reduce unnecessary operations for a benign disease. A clinical prediction model (Thoracic Research Evaluation And Treatment [TREAT]) is proposed for this purpose.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed and internally validated a clinical prediction model f ...[more]