Survival outcome of VATS compared with open lobectomy for lung cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials - PubMed
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- VATS lobectomy is the most common approach for early-stage lung cancer, offering benefits like less pain, fewer complications, and faster recovery.
- This meta-analysis compared VATS and open lobectomy for lung cancer, focusing on survival outcomes.
- Three randomized trials involving 1185 patients (586 VATS, 599 open) were included.
- VATS lobectomy showed a 21% reduction in mortality risk (HR 0.79) compared to open surgery.
- Disease-free survival was similar between VATS and open lobectomy (HR 0.91).
- The study supports VATS as the preferred surgical approach for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer when feasible.