Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Versus Thoracotomy Following Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy in Resectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Among Chinese Populations: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Hanbo PanHang ChenWeicheng KongJunwei NingZhen GeYu TianNingyuan ZouHongda ZhuJiaqi ZhangYixing TaoZenan GuMin ZhengGuomo RuanLong JiangZiming LiJia HuangChengwei ZhouGuodong XuQingquan LuoPublished in: Clinical lung cancer (2024)
VATS is a viable and effective option for resectable stage III NSCLC patients following neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy, leading to decreased surgical-related pain, earlier chest tube removal, reduced postoperative complications, and similar survival outcomes compared to thoracotomy.
Keyphrases
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer
- end stage renal disease
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- ejection fraction
- lymph node
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- small cell lung cancer
- minimally invasive
- aortic valve replacement
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- thoracic surgery
- prognostic factors
- pain management
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- liver metastases
- aortic stenosis
- robot assisted
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement