Marginal pulmonary function should not preclude lobectomy in selected patients with non–small cell lung cancer Matthew D. Taylor, MD, Damien J. LaPar, MSc, MD, James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI, Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH, Christine L. Lau, MD, MBA, David R. Jones, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 147, Issue 2, Pages 738-746 (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.09.064 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Risk-adjusted overall survival curve for American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z4099/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 1021 trial or American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) marginal-pulmonary function test (M-PFIT) criteria. B, Risk-adjusted overall survival curve for ACCP M-PFT criteria. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 738-746DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.09.064) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions