Surgical strategy and prognostic factors in very elderly (≥ 75 Years) patients with stage I NSCLC: insights from a propensity score-matched analysis.

BMC Pulm Med · 2026 · PMC13188568 · PMID 41942922

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a strong trendp = 0.057so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

narrowly missing conventional significanceno p-value reported

Most importantly, surgical extent demonstrated a strong trend: sublobar resection had a 2.56-fold higher hazard of recurrence compared to lobectomy (HR 2.56, 95% CI 0.97–6.76, p = 0.057) in univariate analysis, narrowly missing conventional significance.

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.31not close (p > 0.1)

Although the difference in absolute 5-year RFS did not reach statistical significance (55% vs. 80.6%, p = 0.31; Fig. 5 ), a clear trend toward poorer outcomes with increasing tumor size was observed.

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a clear trendno p-value reported

5 ), a clear trend toward poorer outcomes with increasing tumor size was observed.

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