Prognostic Value of National Comprehensive Cancer Network Lung Cancer Resection Quality Criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) surgical resection guidelines for non-small cell lung cancer recommend anatomic resection, negative margins, examination of hilar/intrapulmonary lymph nodes, and examination of three or more mediastinal nodal stations. We examined the survival impact of these criteria.

Methods

A population-based observational study was done using patient-level data from all curative-intent, non-small cell lung cancer resections from 2004 to 2013 at 11 institutions in four contiguous Dartmouth Hospital referral regions in three US states. We used an adjusted Cox proportional hazards model to assess the overall survival impact of attaining NCCN guidelines.

Results

Of 2,429 eligible resections, 91% were anatomic, 94% had negativ

SUBMITTER: Osarogiagbon RU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5401641 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature