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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2019

Risk of recurrence in stage I adenocarcinoma of the lung: a multi-institutional study on synergism between type of surgery and type of nodal staging.

Francesco Guerrera, Filippo Lococo, Andrea Evangelista, Ottavio Rena, Luca Ampollini, Jacopo Vannucci, Luca Errico, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Luigi Ventura, Valentina Marchese and 7 more

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Lobe-Specific Node Dissection Can Be a Suitable Alternative to Systematic Lymph Node Dissection in Highly Selective Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2021
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  7. [The technique of thoracic lymph node dissection].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019
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Francesco GuerreraDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Filippo LococoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS - Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Andrea EvangelistaUnit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Ottavio RenaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
Luca AmpolliniDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.
Jacopo VannucciDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia, Italy.
Luca ErricoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
Paolo Olivo LausiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Luigi VenturaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.
Valentina MarcheseDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Massimiliano PaciDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS - Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Pier Luigi FilossoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Alberto OliaroDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Caterina CasadioUnit of Clinical Epidemiology, CPO, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Francesco PumaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia, Italy.
Enrico RuffiniDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Francesco ArdissoneDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn last years, an increasing interest emerges on the role of sub-lobar resection and lobe-specific lymph nodal dissection in the treatment of early-stage lung cancer. The aim of our study was to define the impact on cumulative incidence of recurrence (CIR) of type of surgical resection and type of nodal staging in this subset of patients. Furthermore, we evaluated the possible synergism between the different kinds of procedure.

methodsAn analysis of 969 consecutive stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients, operated in six Thoracic Surgery Institutions between 2001 and 2013, was conducted. Type of surgical resection included lobectomy and sub-lobar resection; while pneumonectomy and bilobectomy were excluded from the analysis. Nodal staging procedures were classified in nodal sampling (NS), lobe-specific lymph node dissection (LS-ND) and systematic lymph node dissection (SND). Multivariable-adjusted comparisons for CIR was performed using Fine and Grey model, taking into account of death by any cause as competing event. In order to evaluate synergism between the different procedures, the test of interaction between type of surgical resection and type of nodal staging was carried out and results presented in a stratified way.

resultsEight-hundred forty-six (87%) patients were submitted to lobectomy, while 123 (13%) to sub-lobar resection. Four-hundred fifty-five (47%) patients received SND, 98 (10%) LS-ND and 416 (43%) NS. Two-hundred forty-seven (26%) patients developed a local/distant recurrence with a 5-year CIR of 24.2%. Multivariable-adjusted comparisons showed an independent negative effect of sub-lobar resection (HR =1.52; 95% CI: 1.07-2.17), LS-ND (HR =1.74; 95% CI: 1.16-2.6) and NS (HR =1.49; 95% CI: 1.12-1.98) on CIR. Test of interaction showed a homogeneity of results among subgroups.

conclusionsPatients affected by stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma and submitted to lobectomy presented a significant lower recurrence rate than those submitted to sub-lobar resection. Moreover, SND presented an independent positive effect on recurrence development than other lymph node assessment strategy. Finally, lobectomy in combination with systematic lymph nodal resection showed the best results in term of CIR.

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lobectomylymphadenectomyNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)staging

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PMID30963001
PMCPMC6409264

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