Is video-assisted thoracoscopy a sufficient approach for mediastinal lymph node dissection to treat lung cancer after neoadjuvant therapy?
Zhoujunyi TianXizhao SuiFan YangJun WangPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2019)
Compared to thoracotomy, VATS is a sufficient approach for MLND to treat locally advanced NSCLC following neoadjuvant therapy without compromising long-term survival.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- phase ii study
- radiation therapy
- stem cells
- ultrasound guided
- mesenchymal stem cells
- clinical trial
- coronary artery disease
- cell therapy
- open label
- radical prostatectomy
- robot assisted
- aortic valve
- bone marrow
- epidermal growth factor receptor