Does Pneumonectomy Have a Role in the Treatment of Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? Asad A. Shah, MD, Mathias Worni, MD, MHS, Christopher R. Kelsey, MD, Mark W. Onaitis, MD, Thomas A. D'Amico, MD, Mark F. Berry, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 95, Issue 5, Pages 1700-1707 (May 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.044 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrating the overall survival of patients undergoing pneumonectomy for stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. Three-year survival was 36% and 5-year survival was 29%. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 1700-1707DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.044) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrating survival of N0-1 (—) patients versus N2 (- - -) patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. Five-year survival was 36% for N0-1 patients and 20% for N2 patients (p = 0.59). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 1700-1707DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.044) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrating the overall survival of patients undergoing pneumonectomy (—) versus a matched group of patients who underwent lobectomy (- - -) for stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. Five-year survival was 29% for pneumonectomy patients and 41% for lobectomy patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 1700-1707DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.044) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions