The authors retrospectively reviewed their institutional database to assess outcomes for VATS lobectomy vs SBRT for stage I NSCLC, comparing propensity score-matched groups (41 pairs). Survival, cancer-specific survival, local recurrence, and distant recurrence were significantly better in the surgical group.
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Versus Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Stage I Lung Cancer
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Masatsugu Hamaji, Fengshi Chen, Yukinori Matsuo, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Satoshi Morita, Nami Ueki, Makoto Sonobe, Yasushi Nagata, Masahiro Hiraoka, Hiroshi Date
