Table 1: Demographic, pre-operative and surgical characteristics of the study population.

Variable

N=85 (%) mean±SD

Males

52 (61.2%)

Age

65.5±9.35

ECOG PS

0

1

2

 

49 (57.6%)

31 (36.5%)

5 (5.9%)

Modified CCI

0

1

2

3

4

 

25 (29.4%)

30 (35.3%)

20 (23.5%)

9 (10.6%)

1 (1.2%)

Comorbidities

Hypertension

CAD

COPD

Other solid tumor

Diabetes Mellitus

Vascular disease

 

29 (34.1%)

7 (8.2%)

27 (31.7%)

5 (5.8%)

12 (14.1%)

3 (3.5%)

Clinical stage

IIIA

IIIB

 

63 (74.1%)

22 (25.9%)

Pre-operative FEV1%

85.4±18.2

Pre-operative DLCO%

68±15.1

Invasive mediastinal staging

EBUS/EUS

VM

 

70 (82.4%)

15 (17.6%)

CDDP

other

48 (55.8%)

38 (44.2%)

ADC

SCC

other

48 (56.5%)

30 (35.3%)

7 (8.2%)

RECIST response

CR

PR

SD

 

6 (7.1%)

51 (60%)

28 (32.9%)

Surgical procedure

Lobectomy/Bilobectomy

Pneumonectomy

Sublobar resection

Sleeve lobectomy

 

53 (62.3%)

14 (16.5%)

4 (4.7%)

14 (16.5%)

Site of tumor

Upper/Middle Lobe

Lower lobe

 

56 (65.9%)

29 (34.1%)

Single station involvement

More than one station involved

 

42 (49.4%)

43 (50.6%) 

SD: Standard Deviation; ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; FEV1%: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second, DLCO%: Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide, Hb: Haemoglobin; EBUS/EUS: Endobronchial or Esophageal Ultrasound; VM: Videomediastinoscopy; CDDP: Cisplatin Based Chemotherapy; ADC: Adenocarcinoma; SCC: Squamous Cell Carcinoma; RECIST: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors; CR: Complete Response; PR: Partial Response; SD: Stable Disease.