The Valuable Prognostic Impact of Regional Lymph Node Removed on Outcomes for IIIA N0 NSCLC Patients.

ABSTRACT: Background: Regional lymph nodes (RLNs) removed combined with surgery is a standard option for patients at stage I to IIIA NSCLC. The objective of the study is to clarify the effect of removing different number of RLNs on survival outcomes for patients at stage IIIA N0 NSCLC. Methods: Patients at stage IIIA N0 NSCLC from 2004 to 2015 were identified from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Prior propensity score method (PSM), survival time was compared among different number (0, 1-3 and ≥4) of RLNs removed groups. After PSM, lung cancer-specific survival (LCSS) and overall survival (OS) were compared. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression analyses were used to clarify the impact of the factors on the prognosis with hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confide

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10367914 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature