Table 11. Changes in staging following robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy with or without induction chemotherapy +/− radiation therapy.
Change in stage* | Total (n=52) | Induction chemotherapy (n=7) | Induction chemoradiation (n=6) | No induction (n=39) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Same | 27 (51.9) | 4 (57.1) | 5 (83.3) | 18 (46.2) | 0.23 |
Upstaged | 6 (11.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (15.4) | 0.32 |
cN1 to pN2 | 4 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (10.3) | 0.49 |
Changes in T | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.1) | 0.71 |
Downstaged | 19 (36.5) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (16.7) | 15 (38.5) | 0.55 |
cN1 to pN0 | 7 (13.5) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (15.4) | 0.55 |
cN2 to pN0 | 8 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 7 (17.9) | 0.59 |
cN2 to pN1 | 3 (5.8) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.1) | 0.51 |
cM1 to pM0 | 1 (1.9) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.04 |
*, n (%).