Octogenarians Can Survive More than 5 Years after Resection for Stage I Lung Cancer

Octogenarians can tolerate major lung surgery for non-small cell lung cancer and survive for more than 5 years in some cases, researchers reported here on February 2nd at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgery.

Although studies have shown that octogenarians do well after pulmonary resection, long-term survival with stage I disease is reportedly lower than that for younger patients, according to Malcolm Brock, MD, from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Dr. Brock and colleagues conducted a 22-year retrospective review to document short and long term outcomes of major lung surgery in older patients.

They identified 69 patients, age 80 to 87 years, who underwent surgery for stage I lung cancer. The patients had smoked cigarettes for an average 50 pack/years. One year survival was 72%, it was 51% at 3 years, and 35% at 5 years.

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