Is minimally invasive lobectomy as effective as open lobectomy for treatment of operable stage I NSCLC?
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- Associate Professor Gavin Wright MD FRACS PhD — Author
- Cancer Council Australia Lung Cancer Guidelines Working Party — Co-author
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Is minimally invasive lobectomy as effective as open lobectomy for treatment of operable stage I NSCLC?
Introduction
Minimally invasive lobectomy is performed with the intention of achieving the same oncological outcomes as traditional lobectomy by thoracotomy, but with lesser impact in terms of pain, cosmesis, morbidity and post-operative recovery. The definition of minimally invasive lobectomy is somewhat broad, with variations in the size of the utility incision, use of rib-spreading, hilar dissection and node dissection. For the purpose of this guideline, minimally invasive (also known as Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, VATS or Thoracoscopic) lobectomy consists of a non-spreading utility incision, three to four instrument ports and dissection of individual hilar structures (viz. bronchus, artery, vein).
There has only been a single small pseudo-randomised controlled trial (randomised by ID number) showing equivalence in long term oncological outcomes with minimally invasive lobectomy[1]. The remaining long term survival evidence comes from systematic reviews of VATS lobectomy based on case-matched and propensity scored series. Relative risks for death within five years are either equivalent, or in the range of 0.45-0.97 with median relative risk in the range of 0.66-0.72 in favour of minimally invasive lobectomy.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Evidence from a further small randomised controlled trial[25] and the above systematic reviews and propensity-scored analyses demonstrate a benefit for minimally invasive lobectomy with respect to overall complications and pulmonary complications. There appears to be a reduced risk of atrial fibrillation with minimally invasive lobectomy, but this evidence is derived only from propensity-scored and retrospective cohort studies.
Evidence summary and recommendations
Long term survival after minimally invasive lobectomy for operable stage I NSCLC
| Evidence summary | Level | References |
|---|---|---|
| Minimally invasive lobectomy is at least as effective as open lobectomy with respect to long term survival.
Last reviewed December 2015 |
III-1, III-2 | [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] |
| Minimally invasive lobectomy may be superior to open lobectomy with respect to reported post-operative complication rates.
Last reviewed December 2015 |
II, III-2 | [2], [4], [5], [25] |
Evidence-based recommendation
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Grade |
|---|---|
 Last reviewed December 2015 |
B |
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 .
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Yan TD, Black D, Bannon PG, McCaughan BC. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized trials on safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2009 May 20;27(15):2553-62 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19289625.
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- ↑ Cai YX, Fu XN, Xu QZ, Sun W, Zhang N. Thoracoscopic lobectomy versus open lobectomy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013;8(12):e82366 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24391716.
- ↑ Cao C, Zhu ZH, Yan TD, Wang Q, Jiang G, Liu L, et al. Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thoracotomy for non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity score analysis based on a multi-institutional registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 Nov;44(5):849-54 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956268.
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- ↑ Kuritzky AM, Aswad BI, Jones RN, Ng T. Lobectomy by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery vs Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy for Stage I Lung Cancer: A Critical Evaluation of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes. J Am Coll Surg 2015 Jun;220(6):1044-53 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25868407.
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- ↑ Murakawa T, Ichinose J, Hino H, Kitano K, Konoeda C, Nakajima J. Long-Term Outcomes of Open and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Lobectomy for the Treatment of Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer are Similar: A Propensity-Matched Study. World J Surg 2015 Jan 6 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25561187.
- ↑ Paul S, Isaacs AJ, Treasure T, Altorki NK, Sedrakyan A. Long term survival with thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy: propensity matched comparative analysis using SEER-Medicare database. BMJ 2014 Oct 2;349:g5575 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25277994.
- ↑ Smith CB, Kale M, Mhango G, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Mandeli JP, et al. Comparative outcomes of elderly stage I lung cancer patients treated with segmentectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open resection. J Thorac Oncol 2014 Mar;9(3):383-9 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24495998.
- ↑ Stephens N, Rice D, Correa A, Hoffstetter W, Mehran R, Roth J, et al. Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with improved short-term and equivalent oncological outcomes compared with open lobectomy for clinical Stage I non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched analysis of 963 cases. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2014 Mar 5 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603446.
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- ↑ Zhang L, Ren Y, Liu Y. Comparison of the Effects of Lobectomy on Immunologic Function Between Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Traditional Open Surgery for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Am J Ther 2015 Apr 23 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25909924.
- ↑ Zhang LB, Wang B, Wang XY, Zhang L. Influence of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy on immunological functions in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Med Oncol 2015 Jul;32(7):639 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26081016.
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- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Kirby TJ, Mack MJ, Landreneau RJ, Rice TW. Lobectomy--video-assisted thoracic surgery versus muscle-sparing thoracotomy. A randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 May;109(5):997-1001; discussion 1001-2 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7739262.
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