Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Produces Long-Term Survival Similar to That with Open Lobectomy in Cases of Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using a Population-Based Cancer Registry Bing-Yen Wang, MD, Jing-Yang Huang, PhD, Ching-Hsiung Lin, MD, Jiunn-Liang Ko, PhD, Chen-Te Chou, MD, Yu-Chung Wu, MD, Sheng-Hao Lin, MD, Yung-Po Liaw, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages 1326-1334 (August 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.04.032 Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 (A) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for 5222 patients with lung cancer treated with open (blue) or thoracoscopic (red) lobectomy. The survival difference was significant (p < 0.0001). (B) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with pathologic stage I disease stratified on the basis of surgical approach (p < 0.0001). (C) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with pathologic stage II stratified on the basis of surgical approach (p = 0.0020). (D) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with pathologic stage III disease stratified on the basis of surgical approach (p = 0.0023). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2016 11, 1326-1334DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2016.04.032) Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 (A) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for 3696 patients with lung cancer receiving open (blue) or thoracoscopic (red) lobectomy after propensity matching. The survival difference was not significant (p = 0.1293). (B) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with pathologic stage I disease stratified on the basis of surgical approach after propensity matching (p = 0.4272). (C) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with pathologic stage II disease stratified on the basis of surgical approach after propensity matching (p = 0.1849). (D) Kaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with pathologic stage III disease stratified on the basis of surgical approach after propensity matching (p = 0.3638). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2016 11, 1326-1334DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2016.04.032) Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions