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[Articles] Survival outcome of VATS compared with open lobectomy for lung cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials
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This meta-analysis provides evidence that surgical access by VATS lobectomy improved overall survival compared with open surgery without any compromise to disease-free survival. These results underscore the importance of prioritising VATS when technically feasible as the access of choice for surgical resection of early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer.