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Exosomal miRNA Analysis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer NSCLC Patients' Plasma Through qPCR: A Feasible Liquid Biopsy Tool
Published on: May 27, 2016
Long-term oncologic results for robotic major lung resection in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Carmelina C Zirafa1, Ilenia Cavaliere2, Sara Ricciardi2
1Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Multispecialty Center of Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Objective(S):
Robotic lobectomy is becoming a widespread surgical procedure in NSCLC treatment, but data on oncologic outcomes is still lacking. The aim of this study was to analyze long term oncologic results of robotic lobectomy for non small lung cancer.
Methods:
Clinical records of consecutive NSCLC patients underwent robotic major surgery, between January 2010 and December 2015, were collected and analyzed.
Results:
We analyzed data of 212 patients (127 male and 85 female), with a median age of 66.3 years. The median follow-up time was 40.3 months (range 4-83). The median disease free survival was 66.3 months. Free disease survival stage-correlated was 75.6 months for stage I, 42.3 months for stage II, 51.2 months for stage III and 10.3 months for stage IV. The median overall survival was 78.6 months. Overall survival stage-correlated was 82 months for stage I, 73.5 months for stage II, 61.4 months for stage III and 41.3 months for stage IV.
Conclusions:
This study suggests high safety level, positive post-operative and oncologic outcomes for patients NSCLC underwent robotic major surgery, also in advanced stages.
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