Takeuchi H, Machida R, Ando M, Tsubosa Y, Kikuchi H, Kawakubo H et al, on behalf of the JCOG1409 investigators.
Lancet Gastrohepatol 2025; 10: 1104-1116.
A total of 300 patients with squamous oesophageal cancer were randomized. Three year overall survival was 82 percent after thoracoscopic and 70.9 per cent after open oesophagectomy; hazard ratio 0.64, 95 per cent confidence interval 73.8 to 87.8. Perioperative complication rates were similar.
Comment: Thoracoscopic surgery is now standard in Japan.
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