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  1. Article ; Online: A latitudinal cline in a courtship song character of

    Stanley, Rosamund A / Kyriacou, Charalambos P

    Journal of neurogenetics

    2021  Volume 35, Issue 3, Page(s) 333–340

    Abstract: The courtship song of ... ...

    Abstract The courtship song of male
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Courtship ; Drosophila melanogaster/physiology ; Geography ; Male ; Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology ; Vocalization, Animal/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605543-6
    ISSN 1563-5260 ; 0167-7063
    ISSN (online) 1563-5260
    ISSN 0167-7063
    DOI 10.1080/01677063.2021.1933968
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  2. Article ; Online: The impact of the 'hub and spoke' model of care for lung cancer and equitable access to surgery.

    Khakwani, Aamir / Rich, Anna L / Powell, Helen A / Tata, Laila J / Stanley, Rosamund A / Baldwin, David R / Duffy, John P / Hubbard, Richard B

    Thorax

    2015  Volume 70, Issue 2, Page(s) 146–151

    Abstract: Objectives: To determine the influence of where a patient is first seen (either surgical or non-surgical centre) and patient features on having surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).: Design: Cross-sectional study from individual patients, ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To determine the influence of where a patient is first seen (either surgical or non-surgical centre) and patient features on having surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
    Design: Cross-sectional study from individual patients, between 1January 2008 and 31March 2012.
    Setting: Linked National Lung Cancer Audit and Hospital Episode Statistics datasets.
    Participants: 95,818 English patients with a diagnosis of NSCLC, of whom 12,759 (13%) underwent surgical resection.
    Main outcome measure: Odds of having surgery based on the empirical catchment population of the 30 thoracic surgical centres in England and whether the patient is first seen in a surgical centre or a non-surgical centre.
    Results: Patients were more likely to be operated on if they were first seen at a surgical centre (OR 1.37; 95% CI 1.29 to 1.45). This was most marked for surgical centres with the largest catchment populations. In these surgical centres with large catchment populations, the resection rate for local patients was 18% and for patients first seen in a non-surgical centre within catchment was 12%.
    Conclusions: Surgical centres that serve the largest catchment populations have high resection rates for patients first seen in their own centre but, in contrast, low resection rates for patients first seen at the surrounding centres they serve. Our findings demonstrate the importance of going further than relating resection rates to hospital volume or surgeon number, and show that there is a pressing need to design lung cancer services which enable all patients, including those first seen at non-surgical centres, to have equal access to lung cancer surgery.
    MeSH term(s) Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery ; Catchment Area (Health)/statistics & numerical data ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; England ; Female ; Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration ; Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data ; Hospitals, Special/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Lung Neoplasms/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Models, Organizational ; Patient Acuity ; Pneumonectomy/statistics & numerical data ; Sex Factors ; Thoracic Surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 204353-1
    ISSN 1468-3296 ; 0040-6376
    ISSN (online) 1468-3296
    ISSN 0040-6376
    DOI 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205841
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  3. Article ; Online: Small-cell lung cancer in England: trends in survival and chemotherapy using the National Lung Cancer Audit.

    Khakwani, Aamir / Rich, Anna L / Tata, Laila J / Powell, Helen A / Stanley, Rosamund A / Baldwin, David R / Hubbard, Richard B

    PloS one

    2014  Volume 9, Issue 2, Page(s) e89426

    Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to identify trends in survival and chemotherapy use for individuals with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in England using the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA).: Methods: We used data from the NLCA database to ... ...

    Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to identify trends in survival and chemotherapy use for individuals with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) in England using the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA).
    Methods: We used data from the NLCA database to identify people with histologically proven SCLC from 2004-2011. We calculated the median survival by stage and assessed whether patient characteristics changed over time. We also assessed whether the proportion of patients with records of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy changed over time.
    Results: 18,513 patients were diagnosed with SCLC in our cohort. The median survival was 6 months for all patients, 1 year for those with limited stage and 4 months for extensive stage. 69% received chemotherapy and this proportion changed very slightly over time (test for trends p = 0.055). Age and performance status of patients remained stable over the study period, but the proportion of patients staged increased (p-value<0.001), mainly because of improved data completeness. There has been an increase in the proportion of patients that had a record of receiving both chemotherapy and radiotherapy each year (from 19% to 40% in limited and from 9% to 21% in extensive stage from 2004 to 2011). Patients who received chemotherapy with radiotherapy had better survival compared with any other treatment (HR 0.24, 95% CI 0.23-0.25).
    Conclusion: Since 2004, when the NLCA was established, the proportion of patients with SCLC having chemotherapy has remained static. We have found an upward trend in the proportion of patients receiving both chemotherapy and radiotherapy which corresponded to a better survival in this group, but as it only applied for a small proportion of patients, it was not enough to change the overall survival.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; England/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Lung Neoplasms/mortality ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Registries ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/drug therapy ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/mortality ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/pathology ; Survival Rate/trends
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-02-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0089426
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  4. Article ; Online: Early mortality after surgical resection for lung cancer: an analysis of the English National Lung cancer audit.

    Powell, Helen A / Tata, Laila J / Baldwin, David R / Stanley, Rosamund A / Khakwani, Aamir / Hubbard, Richard B

    Thorax

    2013  Volume 68, Issue 9, Page(s) 826–834

    Abstract: Introduction: For appropriately staged non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgical resection can dramatically improve survival, but some may not be offered this treatment because of concerns about perioperative mortality.: Methods: We used data from ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: For appropriately staged non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgical resection can dramatically improve survival, but some may not be offered this treatment because of concerns about perioperative mortality.
    Methods: We used data from the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) to determine the proportions of English patients who died within 30 and 90 days after surgery for NSCLC. We quantified the predictors of early postoperative death and using these results devised a score to predict risk of death within 90 days of surgery.
    Results: We analysed data on 10 991 patients operated on between 2004 and 2010. Three per cent (334) of patients died within 30 days of their procedure and 5.9% (647) within 90 days. Age was strongly associated with early postoperative death (adjusted OR within 90 days for 80-84 years vs 70-74 years: 1.46, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.98); significant associations were also observed with performance status (PS) (adjusted OR within 90 days for PS 2 vs PS 0: 2.40, 95% CI 1.68 to 3.41), as well as lung function, stage and procedure type.
    Conclusions: Our results show that age is the most important predictor of death within both of these early postoperative periods. We used the data in the NLCA to develop a predictive score, based on an English population and specific to lung cancer surgery, which estimates risk of death within 90 days; this score should be tested in future cohorts.
    MeSH term(s) Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery ; Confidence Intervals ; England/epidemiology ; Female ; Forecasting ; Humans ; Lung/physiopathology ; Lung Neoplasms/mortality ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Lung Neoplasms/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Odds Ratio ; Pneumonectomy/mortality ; Respiratory Function Tests ; Risk Factors ; Sex Factors ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 204353-1
    ISSN 1468-3296 ; 0040-6376
    ISSN (online) 1468-3296
    ISSN 0040-6376
    DOI 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203123
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  5. Article ; Online: The pathological confirmation rate of lung cancer in England using the NLCA database.

    Khakwani, Aamir / Rich, Anna L / Tata, Laila J / Powell, Helen A / Stanley, Rosamund A / Baldwin, David R / Hubbard, Richard B

    Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

    2013  Volume 79, Issue 2, Page(s) 125–131

    Abstract: Background: The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) recommends that trusts obtain pathology (histology or cytology) for 75% of their lung cancer patients, however this figure was arbitrarily chosen and the optimal pathological confirmation rate is unknown, ...

    Abstract Background: The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) recommends that trusts obtain pathology (histology or cytology) for 75% of their lung cancer patients, however this figure was arbitrarily chosen and the optimal pathological confirmation rate is unknown, and many countries report somewhat higher rates. The aims of this study were to provide a simple means of benchmarking appropriate pathological confirmation rates by stratifying patients into groups, and whether obtaining pathology based on those groups is associated with a survival benefit.
    Methods: We calculated the proportion of patients with non-small cell or small cell lung cancer in the NLCA database, first seen between 1st January 2004 and 31st December 2010, who had pathological confirmation of their diagnosis. Using logistic we assessed the independent influence of patient factors on the likelihood of having histology or cytology, and the overall effect on survival. We also used bivariate analysis to identify the features which were most strongly associated with having pathology and performed Cox regression to identify any survival advantage.
    Findings: We analysed data on 136,993 individuals. Age and performance status (PS) were the strongest predictors of pathological confirmation: age ≥ 85 odds ratio (OR) 0.20 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.19-0.22) compared with age<55; PS 4 OR 0.11 (95%CI 0.10-0.12) compared with PS 0. Pathological confirmation of diagnosis was associated with a small early survival advantage for groups 1 & 2 which represented younger patients with good PS, even after adjusting for other patient features: hazard ratio (HR) 0.93 & 0.89 respectively.
    Conclusion: Stratifying patients by age and performance status is useful and appropriate when benchmarking standards for pathological confirmation of the diagnosis of lung cancer. We have shown better survival at six months and one year for younger patients with better PS, even after adjusting for confounders. Much of the survival advantage was accounted for by adjusting for the use of chemotherapy.
    MeSH term(s) Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Benchmarking ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/therapy ; Confidence Intervals ; England ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Lung Neoplasms/therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Odds Ratio ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Referral and Consultation ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/pathology ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-02
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632771-0
    ISSN 1872-8332 ; 0169-5002
    ISSN (online) 1872-8332
    ISSN 0169-5002
    DOI 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.11.005
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  6. Article ; Online: Inequalities in outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer: the influence of clinical characteristics and features of the local lung cancer service.

    Rich, Anna L / Tata, Laila J / Free, Catherine M / Stanley, Rosamund A / Peake, Michael D / Baldwin, David R / Hubbard, Richard B

    Thorax

    2011  Volume 66, Issue 12, Page(s) 1078–1084

    Abstract: Background: The treatment given to patients with lung cancer and survival vary between and within countries. The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) linked to Hospital Episode Statistics was used to quantify the extent to which these outcomes are ... ...

    Abstract Background: The treatment given to patients with lung cancer and survival vary between and within countries. The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) linked to Hospital Episode Statistics was used to quantify the extent to which these outcomes are influenced by patient features and/or hospital facilities and performance indicators.
    Methods: All patients with a histological diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were included. Logistic regression was used to quantify the independent influence of features of both patients and hospitals on the likelihood of having surgery and Cox regression was used for survival analyses.
    Results: There were 34,513 patients with NSCLC in our dataset. After adjusting for age, sex, performance status, stage and Charlson Index of comorbidity, patients with NSCLC first seen in thoracic surgical centres (27% of the cohort) were 51% more likely to have surgery than those seen in non-surgical centres (adjusted OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.97). Resection rates varied from 13% to 17% between non-surgical and thoracic surgical centres. Surgery was the most powerful determinant of overall survival (adjusted HR 0.41, 95% CI 0.39 to 0.44).
    Conclusion: A minority of patients with NSCLC first seen in a thoracic surgical centre are more likely to have surgery and to benefit from the survival advantage this confers. This finding suggests that there is an opportunity to improve the outcome for patients with lung cancer in England by optimising access to thoracic surgeons in non-surgical centres.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery ; Comorbidity ; England/epidemiology ; Female ; Health Services Accessibility ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Lung Neoplasms/mortality ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Lung Neoplasms/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pneumonectomy/statistics & numerical data ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Quality of Health Care ; Survival Analysis ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 204353-1
    ISSN 1468-3296 ; 0040-6376
    ISSN (online) 1468-3296
    ISSN 0040-6376
    DOI 10.1136/thx.2011.158972
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  7. Article ; Online: Lung cancer in England: information from the National Lung Cancer Audit (LUCADA).

    Rich, Anna L / Tata, Laila J / Stanley, Rosamund A / Free, Catherine M / Peake, Michael D / Baldwin, David R / Hubbard, Richard B

    Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

    2011  Volume 72, Issue 1, Page(s) 16–22

    Abstract: Aims: Our aims were to determine whether the information in the National Lung Cancer Audit database (LUCADA) is influenced by the completeness of reporting and to describe the current socio-demographics and survival of people with lung cancer in England. ...

    Abstract Aims: Our aims were to determine whether the information in the National Lung Cancer Audit database (LUCADA) is influenced by the completeness of reporting and to describe the current socio-demographics and survival of people with lung cancer in England.
    Methods: Using national registry data as a gold standard we stratified NHS Trusts into quartiles on the basis of their patient ascertainment. We assessed the distribution of patient features across these quartiles using Cox and logistic regression. We then examined overall survival and access to treatment.
    Results: We analysed data for 60,059 patients whose data were entered between 2004 and 2008. There was little variation in key patient features, treatment and median survival across quartiles of data completeness. Socio-economic disadvantage did not influence survival or access to surgery but was related to a decreased use of chemotherapy.
    Conclusion: Our findings suggest that LUCADA accurately describes people in England who are diagnosed with lung cancer and can therefore be used to drive health care improvements. Individual patient socio-economic status does not affect survival and has only a limited impact on access to treatment and so NHS Trust level factors should be studied to explain the previously published regional variations in these outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; England/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/economics ; Lung Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Lung Neoplasms/mortality ; Lung Neoplasms/therapy ; Male ; Medical Audit ; Middle Aged ; Registries
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-04
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632771-0
    ISSN 1872-8332 ; 0169-5002
    ISSN (online) 1872-8332
    ISSN 0169-5002
    DOI 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.07.002
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