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ArticleInterdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2023

Minimally invasive segmentectomy and lobectomy for peripheral stage IA1-2 non-small-cell lung cancer: a case-matched cohort study from a UK Centre.

Alessandro Brunelli, Amr Rushwan, Demetrios Stefanou, Polivious Drosos, Nilanjan Chaudhuri, Richard Milton, Peter Tcherveniakov, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, Laura Valuckiene

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Article in Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro BrunelliUniversity of Leeds, School of Medicine, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6505-1656
Amr RushwanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Demetrios StefanouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Polivious DrososDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Nilanjan ChaudhuriDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4204-6923
Richard MiltonDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Peter TcherveniakovDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Kostas PapagiannopoulosDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Laura ValuckieneDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
St James's University Hospital · GBUniversity of Leeds · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study is to compare in a real-world series the short- and long-term results of segmentectomy and lobectomy for peripheral clinical stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

methodsSingle-centre cohort study including a series of consecutive patients undergoing minimally invasive segmentectomy or lobectomy for peripheral (outer third of the lung) clinical stage IA NSCLC (January 2017-August 2022). Propensity score case matching analysis generated 2 matched groups of patients undergoing segmentectomy or lobectomy. Short-term (morbidity and mortality) and long-term [overall survival and event-free survival (EFS)] outcomes were compared between the 2 matched groups. EFS was calculated by including death resulting from any cause and any recurrence as events.

resultsPropensity score generated 118 pairs of patients undergoing minimally invasive segmentectomy or lobectomy. The median follow-up was 30 months (95% confidence limits (CL) 4-64). The median postoperative length of stay was 4 days in both groups. Ninety-day mortality was similar (segmentectomy 2.5% versus lobectomy 1.7%, P = 1). Three-year overall survival [segmentectomy 87% (76-93) versus lobectomy 81% (72-88), P = 0.73] and EFS [segmentectomy 82% (72-90) versus lobectomy 78% (68-84), P = 0.52] did not differ between the groups. Loco-regional recurrence rate [segmentectomy 4.2% (5/118) versus lobectomy 9.3% (11/118), P = 0.19] was similar despite a lower nodal upstaging [segmentectomy 3.4% (4/118) versus lobectomy 14% (17/118), P = 0.005]. The occurrence of compromised resection margins (pR1 or pR uncertain) was similar between the groups [segmentectomy 7.6% (9/118) versus lobectomy 9.3% (11/118), P = 0.81].

conclusionsThis observational series confirms the non-inferiority of segmentectomy compared to lobectomy in treating peripherally located stage IA NSCLC.

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LobectomyLung cancerRecurrenceRobotic surgerySegmentectomySurvivalVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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