title: A phase III randomized trial of lobectomy versus limited resection for small-sized peripheral non-small cell lung cancer (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L).
abstract: A Phase III study was started in Japan to evaluate the non-inferiority in overall survival of segmentectomy compared with lobectomy in patients with small-sized (diameter </=2 cm) peripheral non-small cell lung cancer, excluding radiologically determined non-invasive cancer. This study began in August 2009, and a total of 1100 patients will be accrued from 71 institutions within 3 years. The primary endpoint is overall survival. The secondary endpoints are post-operative respiratory function, relapse-free survival, proportion of local recurrence, adverse events, proportion of patients who complete segmentectomy, duration of hospitalization, duration of chest tube placement, operation time, blood loss and number of auto-sutures used. This study is one of the first intergroup studies in Japan between the Japan Clinical Oncology Group and the West Japan Oncology Group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 1-1-2, Nakao, Asahi-ku, Yokohama 241-0815, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saji
authors.forename: Ryu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Morihito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asamura
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult