Perioperative Outcomes of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Versus Open Thoracotomy After Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Resectable NSCLC

Abstract

Our results have confirmed that pulmonary resection following neoadjuvant PD-1 inhibitors plus chemotherapy is safe and feasible. VATS could achieve similar safety, definitive surgical resection, postoperative recovery, and equivalent oncological efficacy as open thoracotomy, with the advantage of fewer ICU stays after surgery.