Sublobar resection is not always superior for early-stage lung cancer in high-risk patients

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OBJECTIVES: The phase III trial, Japan Clinical Oncology Group 0802, illustrated the superiority of sublobar resection for early-stage lung cancer in terms of overall survival, with more non-lung cancer-related deaths after a lobectomy. The advantages of sublobar resection may be more pronounced in high-risk patients. The goal of this study was to elucidate the prognoses of high-risk patients.

METHODS: Patients with a risk of being ineligible for Japan Clinical Oncology Group 0802 for general conditions were classified as the high-risk group, and those who were not at risk of being ineligible were classified as the normal-risk group. Overall survival and prognostic factors were analysed in the high-risk group.

RESULTS: There were 254 (19.4%) and 1054 patients in the high- and normal-risk groups, respectively. Five-year survival rates were 94.5% and 79.1% in the normal-risk and high-risk groups, respectively (P < 0.001). More patients in the high-risk group died of lung cancer (P < 0.001) and non-lung cancer deaths (P < 0.001) than patients in the normal-risk group.In the high-risk group, 151 lobectomies and 103 sublobar resections were performed. There was no significant difference in the numbers of lung cancer deaths and of non-lung cancer deaths between the procedures. Stratified survival analyses showed that the diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide  < 40% tended to favour sublobar resection; being female and having a high carcinoembryonic antigen level tended to favour a lobectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: Sublobar resection is not always superior for early-stage lung cancer. Even in such cases, the surgical method should be determined by taking into consideration the patient's background and lung cancer surveillance.

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CommentIn: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Jan 2;65(1):. - PMID 38195775

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 65(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fukui, Mariko [VerfasserIn]
Matsunaga, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Hattori, Aritoshi [VerfasserIn]
Takamochi, Kazuya [VerfasserIn]
Nojiri, Shuko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Kenji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Early-stage
High-risk
Journal Article
Non-small lung cancer
Sublobar resection
Surgery

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Date Completed 16.01.2024

Date Revised 17.01.2024

published: Print

CommentIn: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Jan 2;65(1):. - PMID 38195775

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ejcts/ezad325

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NLM362529930