ROBOT

NCT01544790 📎

Regimen

Experimental
robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)
Control
open transthoracic esophagectomy (OTE)

Population

Resectable intrathoracic esophageal cancer

Key finding

Overall surgery-related complications 59% (RAMIE) vs 80% (OTE), RR 0.74, P=0.02; pulmonary complications RR 0.54; cardiac RR 0.47; oncologic outcomes comparable.

Source: PMID 30308612

Timeline

    Guideline citations

    • NCCN ESOPHAGEAL (p.50)