TIME

NTR2452 📎

Regimen

Experimental
minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE)
Control
open transthoracic esophagectomy

Population

Resectable esophageal or GEJ cancer, age 18-75

Key finding

In-hospital pulmonary infection 34% (open) vs 12% (MIE), RR 0.35, P=0.005. 2-week pulmonary infection 29% vs 9%, P=0.005.

Source: PMID 22552194

Timeline

    Guideline citations

    • NCCN ESOPHAGEAL (p.50)