Lobectomy and limited resection in small-sized peripheral non-small cell lung cancer
Although lobectomy is the standard surgical procedure for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), recent studies show favorable outcomes after limited resection in patients with small-sized peripheral tumors. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of such patients to estimate postoperative outcomes...
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Published in | Journal of thoracic disease Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 3265 - 3274 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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China
AME Publishing Company
01.11.2016
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Summary: | Although lobectomy is the standard surgical procedure for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), recent studies show favorable outcomes after limited resection in patients with small-sized peripheral tumors. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of such patients to estimate postoperative outcomes and pulmonary function following these surgical techniques.
Between 2005 and 2008, eligible patients with tumors of 2 cm or less were randomly assigned 1:1 to undergo lobectomy or limited resection; 32 and 33 NSCLC patients in each group, respectively, were analyzed. The primary end points were 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS), while the secondary end points were postoperative pulmonary function including forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV
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The 5-year OS rates were 93.8% and 90.9% in the lobectomy and limited resection groups, respectively (P=0.921). The 5-year DFS rates were 93.8% and 90.9% in the lobectomy and limited resection groups, respectively (P=0.714). These rates did not differ significantly between the two resection groups. The median postoperative/preoperative FVC ratios were 84.1% and 90.0% in the lobectomy and limited resection groups, respectively, while the median postoperative/preoperative FEV
ratios were 81.9% and 89.1%, respectively. Both ratios were significantly higher in the limited resection group (P=0.032 and P=0.005 for FVC and FEV
ratios, respectively).
A similar outcome, with more preserved postoperative pulmonary function, was observed in patients who underwent limited resection compared to those who underwent lobectomy. Ongoing large-scale multi-institutional prospective randomized trials of lobar versus sublobar resection in patients with small peripheral NSCLCs will hopefully provide definitive information about intentional limited resection of small peripheral tumors. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Contributions: (I) Conception and design: T Koike, T Hashimoto, T Aoki, K Yoshiya, Y Yamato, T Watanabe, K Akazawa, M Tsuchida; (II) Administrative support: T Koike; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: T Koike, T Koike, S Sato, T Hashimoto, T Aoki, K Yoshiya, Y Yamato, T Watanabe, M Tsuchida; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: T Koike, T Koike, K Akazawa, S Toyabe; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. |
ISSN: | 2072-1439 2077-6624 |
DOI: | 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.106 |