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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2021

Adjuvant treatment can improve prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer ≤3 cm after sublobectomy: a propensity score analysis.

Haibo Ma, Jiwei Cheng, Yongkui Yu, Baoxing Liu, Jianjun Qin, Wenqun Xing, Suxia Luo

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Haibo MaThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jiwei ChengThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yongkui YuThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Baoxing LiuThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jianjun QinThe Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Wenqun XingThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Suxia LuoDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.

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Abstract

backgroundNumerous retrospective studies have reported that sublobectomy has a poorer prognosis than lobectomy in patients with early-stage lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine whether adjuvant treatment could improve the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ≤3 cm after sublobectomy.

methodsWe collected data from 17,763 patients with T1N0M0 NSCLC after surgery from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database between 2004 and 2015. Kaplan-Meier curves were generated to compare the overall survival (OS) rates and the lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS) rates. Cox proportional hazards regressions were performed to discover the independent risk factors for both the OS and LCSS rates.

resultsLobectomy was performed in 12,428 cases and sublobectomy was performed in 5,335 cases. In the sublobectomy group, among the 394 patients treated with adjuvant therapy, larger tumor diameter, a lower number of lymph node dissections, and more wedge resections were observed in the patients treated with adjuvant therapy. In the subsequent survival analysis, the OS and LCSS rates of adjuvant therapy patients showed a significant survival advantage over those treated with sublobectomy alone (P<0.05). The survival analysis was performed again after propensity match scoring, generating similar results (P<0.05). There was still a significant difference in OS between adjuvant therapy and lobectomy alone (P<0.05).

conclusionsChemoradiotherapy can improve the OS of patients with NSCLC ≤3 cm after sublobectomy and reduce death caused by tumors. Therefore, when patients cannot tolerate lobectomy or are given inappropriate sublobectomy, adjuvant therapy can improve the prognosis of patients.

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Adjuvant treatmentlobectomynon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)sublobectomy

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PMCPMC7867827

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