Commentary: Less is maybe more: Sublobar resection in screen-detected lung cancers

Abstract

A landmark study by Ginsberg and colleagues1 found that sublobar resection (SLR) is associated with an increased risk of recurrence compared with lobectomy in patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) <3 cm in diameter. Although many decades old, this study was the basis for establishing lobectomy as the standard of care for NSCLC resection worldwide.1,2 Although new data are beginning to challenge this paradigm, lobectomy remains entrenched as the standard.3