Table 4.
Comparison in Subgroups at High Risk of Recurrence: 3-Year End Points on Per-Protocol Cohort
Subgroup | Total No. of Patients |
Local Recurrence–Free Rate |
Local Recurrence–Free Survival Rate |
Overall Survival Rate |
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SR |
SRB |
P* | SR |
SRB |
P* | SR |
SRB |
P* | |||||||||
SR | SRB | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | ||||
Tumor margin < 1.0 cm | 42 | 46 | 34 | 81 | 37 | 80 | .95 | 29 | 69 | 30 | 65 | .70 | 30 | 71 | 32 | 70 | .85 |
Margin-to-tumor ratio < 1.0 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 86 | 57 | 85 | .92 | 48 | 69 | 42 | 63 | .47 | 50 | 71 | 44 | 66 | .47 |
Staple line cytology positive | 4 | 10 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 90 | .47 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 60 | .73 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 70 | .48 |
Wedge resection | 74 | 81 | 63 | 85 | 69 | 85 | .99 | 48 | 65 | 55 | 68 | .69 | 50 | 68 | 57 | 70 | .71 |
Clinical nodule size > 2.0 cm | 38 | 39 | 33 | 87 | 34 | 87 | .96 | 25 | 66 | 26 | 67 | .94 | 26 | 68 | 28 | 72 | .75 |
Abbreviations: SR, sublobar resection; SRB, sublobar resection with brachytherapy.
χ2 test.