ROBOT
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)