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. 2020 Nov 14;159(4):1630–1641. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.10.075

Table 1.

Aggregate and Stage-Stratified Crude 5-Year Overall Survival Probabilities of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Who Underwent Surgery According to Facility Type, Adjusted for Patient-Level Variables

Variable Community Cancer Program (n = 10,597) Comprehensive Community Cancer Program (n = 71,271) Integrated Network (n = 15,849) Academic Cancer Program (n = 37,047) NCI Program/Network (n = 18,139)
No. of deaths 4,345 25,975 5,484 12,073 4,964
5-yr overall survival 0.52 (0.51-0.53) 0.56 (0.56-0.57) 0.58 (0.57-0.59) 0.60 (0.59-0.61) 0.66 (0.65-0.66)
By tumor size, cm
 ≤ 3 (n = 97,143) 0.57 (0.56-0.59) 0.62 (0.61-0.63) 0.64 (0.63-0.65) 0.66 (0.65-0.67) 0.73 (0.72-0.73)
 > 3-5 (n = 36,238) 0.47 (0.44-0.49) 0.50 (0.49-0.51) 0.51 (0.49-0.52) 0.52 (0.51-0.53) 0.57 (0.55-0.59)
 > 5-7 (n = 11,802) 0.39 (0.35-0.42) 0.42 (0.41-0.44) 0.48 (0.45-0.51) 0.46 (0.44-0.48) 0.49 (0.45-0.52)
 > 7 (n = 7,171) 0.31 (0.26-0.35) 0.34 (0.32-0.36) 0.32 (0.29-0.36) 0.40 (0.38-0.43) 0.42 (0.38-0.45)
By clinical stage
 I (n = 91,309) 0.58 (0.57-0.59) 0.62 (0.62-0.63) 0.64 (0.63-0.65) 0.67 (0.0.66-0.68) 0.71 (0.70-0.72)
 II (n = 15,296) 0.36 (0.33-0.40) 0.43 (0.41-0.44) 0.46 (0.43-0.49) 0.47 (0.45-0.49) 0.52 (0.49-0.55)
 IIIA (n= 6,634) 0.28 (0.23-0.33) 0.34 (0.32-0.36) 0.34 (0.29-0.39) 0.37 (0.34-0.40) 0.42 (0.38-0.46)
 Unknown (n = 39,664) 0.49 (0.47-0.51) 0.50 (0.50-0.51) 0.53 (0.52-0.55) 0.54 (0.53-0.55) 0.62 (0.0.60-0.63)
By pathologic stage
 I (n = 102,674) 0.60 (0.58-0.61) 0.63 (0.63-0.64) 0.65 (0.64-0.66) 0.67 (0.67-0.68) 0.73 (0.72-0.74)
 II (n = 26,837) 0.37 (0.35-0.40) 0.42 (0.41-0.43) 0.46 (0.44-0.48) 0.47 (0.45-0.48) 0.53 (0.51-0.55)
 III (14,128) 0.27 (0.24-0.31) 0.32 (0.31-0.33) 0.34 (0.31-0.37) 0.34 (0.32-0.36) 0.41 (0.38-0.44)
 IV (n = 1,734) 0.23 (0.16-0.31) 0.23 (0.20-0.26) 0.27 (0.20-0.34) 0.29 (0.25-0.34) 0.34 (0.27-0.40)
 Unknown (n = 7,530) 0.48 (0.44-0.52) 0.54 (0.0.52-0.56) 0.56 (0.51-0.60) 0.57 (0.54-0.60) 0.60 (0.56-0.64)
By pathologic nodal status
 pN0 (n = 115,337) 0.59 (0.57-0.60) 0.62 (0.62-0.63) 0.64 (0.63-0.65) 0.66 (0.65-0.67) 0.71 (0.70-0.72)
 pN1 (n = 19,405) 0.32 (0.29-0.34) 0.38 (0.37-0.39) 0.41 (0.38-0.43) 0.42 (0.0.41-0.44) 0.50 (0.47-0.52)
 pN2 (n = 10,915) 0.26 (0.22-0.0.30) 0.30 (0.29-0.32) 0.32 (0.29-0.36) 0.31 (0.29-0.33) 0.39 (0.36-0.42)
 pN3 (n = 69) 0.15 (0.01-0.45) 0.36 (0.16-0.56) 0.17 (0.008-0.52) 0.38 (0.15-0.61) 0.32 (0.05-0.65)
 pNX (n = 7,177) 0.45 (0.41-0.49) 0.49 (0.47-0.51) 0.53 (0.49-0.58) 0.53 (0.50-0.55) 0.57 (0.52-0.62)

Data are presented as No. or overall survival probability (95% CI). NCI = National Cancer Institute; pN0 = pathologic node-negative; pNX = resection without lymph node examination. P < .0001 for all survival comparisons.