Effect of Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Cohort Study
Cohort study reveals increased postoperative pulmonary complications after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer.
Key Points
Patients receiving neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy had a significantly higher rate of postoperative pulmonary complications.
PPCs occurred in 46.2% of the NICT group compared to 26.4% in the control group, indicating a notable increase.
The study utilized propensity score matching to balance characteristics and conditional logistic regression for analysis.
These findings suggest that NICT may pose pulmonary risks that need to be considered in treatment decisions.