Rj. Ginsberg et L. Rubinstein, THE COMPARISON OF LIMITED RESECTION TO LOBECTOMY FOR T1N0 NONSMALL CELL LUNG-CANCER - LCSG-821, Chest, 106(6), 1994, pp. 190000318-190000319
The Lung Cancer Study Group, in order to investigate lesser resection
within the community as definitive management for T1N0 lung cancers, i
n 1982 began a prospective trial of limited resection compared to lobe
ctomy for these patients. First reported results demonstrated no signi
ficant differences for stratification and other prognostic variables,
and no differences in postoperative complication rates. Interim analys
is 3 years later suggested a higher local recurrence rate in the limit
ed resection arm of the study. Further comprehensive analysis will be
forthcoming.