Encouraging early outcomes in cancer and leukemia group B (CALGB)/Alliance 140503: patient selection, not extent of resection, is the key to perioperative success

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Kyle G Mitchell et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;7(Suppl 1):S50.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.03.12.

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

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Perioperative mortality and morbidity after sublobar versus lobar resection for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: post-hoc analysis of an international, randomised, phase 3 trial (CALGB/Alliance 140503).
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