Long-Term Oncological Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Updated Review.

Cancers (Basel) · 2026 · PMC12984132 · PMID 41827732

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The second included 25 studies with 50,404 patients; the RATS group reported longer DFS than the VATS group (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59–0.97; p = 0.03) and a nonsignificant trend toward longer OS (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.57–1.05; p = 0.10) [ 117 ].

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