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ArticleThoracic cancer2024

Comparison of survivals between sublobar resection and lobar resection for patients with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer and interstitial lung disease: a propensity score matching analysis.

Ryohei Matsushima, Kosuke Fujino, Yamato Motooka, Hiroyuki Yamada, Chika Shirakami, Yusuke Shinchi, Hironobu Osumi, Tatsuya Yamada, Kentaro Yoshimoto, Koei Ikeda and 2 more

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  1. [Surgical Management of Lung Cancer in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026
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Ryohei MatsushimaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6191-9753
Kosuke FujinoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID 0009-0008-0850-6264
Yamato MotookaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hiroyuki YamadaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Chika ShirakamiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yusuke ShinchiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hironobu OsumiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Tatsuya YamadaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kentaro YoshimotoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Minamikyushu Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Koei IkedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Ichiro KubotaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Minamikyushu Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Makoto SuzukiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundPatients with early-stage lung cancer and interstitial lung disease have a poorer prognosis than those without interstitial lung disease. This study aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of lobar and sublobar resections in these patients.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 138 consecutive patients with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer and interstitial lung disease who underwent surgical treatment at two institutions between January 2010 and December 2020. Propensity score matching analysis was performed to adjust for baseline characteristics.

resultsThirty-six patients underwent sublobar resection and 102 underwent lobar resection. The median follow-up was 45.7 months. In all patients, 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 33.2% and 73.2%, and 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were 24.2% and 60.1% in the sublobar and lobar resection groups, respectively (p < 0.01, <0.01). Death due to lung cancer and locoregional recurrence were significantly more frequent in the sublobar resection group than in the lobar resection group (p = 0.034, <0.01, respectively). On propensity score matching analysis, the 5-year OS rates of the 19 matched pairs were 46.3% and 73.2%, and the RFS rates were 31.6% and 67.6% in the sublobar and lobar resection groups, respectively (p = 0.036, <0.01). The Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated a significant association between lobar resection and improved survival (p = 0.047).

conclusionThe patients in the lobar resection group had better survival rates than those in the sublobar resection group. In terms of long-term prognosis, deliberately limited surgery may not be necessary for patients who tolerate lobectomy.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung Diseases, InterstitialLung NeoplasmsPneumonectomyPropensity ScoreAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival Rateinterstitial lung diseaselobar resectionlobectomynon‐small cell lung cancersublobar resection

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