Open AccessStereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Delayed Surgery for Early-stage Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Nicholas R. Mayne,
Belle K. Lin,
Alice J. Darling,
Vignesh Raman,
Deven C. Patel,
Douglas Z. Liou,
Thomas A. D’Amico,
ChiFu Jeffrey Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004363
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , wedge resection , hazard ratio , stage (stratigraphy) , confidence interval , surgery , lung cancer , proportional hazards model , survival analysis , pneumonectomy , resection , paleontology , biology
To evaluate the overall survival of patients with operable stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who undergo "early" SBRT (within 0-30 days after diagnosis) versus "delayed" surgery (90-120 days after diagnosis).