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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Safety and feasibility of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Jun Zeng, Bin Yi, Ruimin Chang, Yufan Chen, Zhongjie Yu, Yang Gao

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun ZengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Bin YiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Ruimin ChangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yufan ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zhongjie YuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yang GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Central South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in NSCLC. Methods: We retrospectively collected data for NSCLC patients who received thoracic surgery after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy from May 2020 to August 2022. Surgery details, pathological response, and perioperative outcome were compared between video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) group and RATS group. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was used to equal the baseline characteristics. Results: A total of 220 patients were divided into 78 VATS patients and 142 RATS patients. There was no 90-day mortality in either group. RATS patients demonstrated better results in conversion rate to thoracotomy (VATS vs. RATS: 28.2% vs. 7.5%, Conclusions: RATS reduced the risk of conversion to thoracotomy, provided a better yp-N stage evaluation, and improved pain score; this suggests that RATS is safe and feasible for NSCLC patients after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy.

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neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapynon-small-cell lung cancerrobotic-assisted thoracic surgerysafety and feasibilityvideo-assisted thoracic surgery

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