• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Sep 2013

    Comparative Study

    Long-term survival after lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer by video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy.

    • Paul C Lee, Abu Nasar, Jeffrey L Port, Subroto Paul, Brendon Stiles, Ya-Lin Chiu, Weston G Andrews, and Nasser K Altorki.
    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10065, USA. pc19001@med.cornell.edu
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2013 Sep 1;96(3):951-60; discussion 960-1.

    BackgroundVideo-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is increasingly popular. However, the oncologic soundness of VATS for patients with NSCLC as measured by long-term survival has not been proven. The objective here is to determine the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in two well-matched groups of patients with NSCLC resected by VATS or thoracotomy.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective review of a prospective database to identify patients who had a lobectomy for NSCLC. A propensity score-matched analysis was done with variables of age, sex, smoking history, Charlson comorbidity index, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, histology, and clinical T and N status. Medical records were reviewed and survival was analyzed.ResultsAfter matching, there were 208 patients in each group. Patient and tumor characteristics were similar. The VATS group had a shorter length of stay. More nodes (14.3 versus 11.3; p=0.001) and more nodal stations (3.8 versus 3.1; p<0.001) were removed by thoracotomy. No differences were seen in OS and DFS. Median follow-up was 36 months. More than 90% of patients had clinical stage I disease, with 3- and 5-year OS of 87.4% and 76.5%, respectively, for VATS, and 81.6% and 77.5%, respectively, for thoracotomy (p=0.672). Both the incidence and distribution of recurrence were similar. Multivariate Cox regression analyses of OS and DFS confirmed the noninferiority of VATS.ConclusionsFor patients with clinical stage I NSCLC, VATS lobectomy offered similar OS and DFS compared with thoracotomy. Thoracotomy offers a more thorough lymph node evaluation, and may be appropriate for patients with more advanced clinical disease.Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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