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. 2016 Aug;8(8):2165–2174. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.07.09

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 (%).