Marcel G W Dijkgraaf1, Frank J C van den Broek2, Jelle E Bousema3, Jouke T Annema4, Erik H F M van der Heijden5, Ad F T M Verhagen6. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, PO BOX 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2. Department of Surgery, Máxima MC, Veldhoven, PO BOX 7777, 5500 MB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands. lung.resurge@mmc.nl. 3. Department of Surgery, Máxima MC, Veldhoven, PO BOX 7777, 5500 MB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands. jelle.bousema@mmc.nl. 4. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, PO BOX 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO BOX 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 6. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, PO BOX 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Invasive mediastinal nodal staging is recommended by guidelines in selected patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Endosonography is recommended as initial staging technique, followed by confirmatory mediastinoscopy in case of negative N2 or N3 cytology after endosonography. Confirmatory mediastinoscopy however is under debate owing its limited additional diagnostic value, its associated morbidity and its delay in the start of lung cancer treatment. The MEDIASTrial examines whether confirmatory mediastinoscopy can be safely omitted after negative endosonography in mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC. The present work is the proposed statistical analysis plan of the clinical consequences of omitting mediastinoscopy, which is submitted before closure of the MEDIASTrial and before knowledge of any results was done to enhance transparency of scientific behaviour. METHODS: The primary outcome measure of this non-inferiority trial will be unforeseen N2 disease resulting from lobe-specific mediastinal lymph node dissection. For non-inferiority, the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of the unforeseen N2 rate in the group without mediastinoscopy should not exceed 14.3% in order to probably have no negative impact on survival. Since this is a non-inferiority trial, both an intention to treat (ITT) and a per protocol (PP) analyses will be done. The ITT and the PP analyses should both indicate non-inferiority before the diagnostic strategy omitting mediastinoscopy will be interpreted as non-inferior to the strategy with mediastinoscopy. Secondary outcome measures include 30-day major morbidity and mortality, the total number of days of hospital care, overall and disease free 2-year survival, generic and disease-specific health related quality of life and cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of staging strategies with and without mediastinoscopy. DISCUSSION: The MEDIASTrial will determine if confirmatory mediastinoscopy can be omitted after tumour negative systematic endosonography in invasive mediastinal staging of patients with resectable NSCLC. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register NL6344/NTR6528 . Registered on 2017 July 06.
BACKGROUND: Invasive mediastinal nodal staging is recommended by guidelines in selected patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Endosonography is recommended as initial staging technique, followed by confirmatory mediastinoscopy in case of negative N2 or N3 cytology after endosonography. Confirmatory mediastinoscopy however is under debate owing its limited additional diagnostic value, its associated morbidity and its delay in the start of lung cancer treatment. The MEDIASTrial examines whether confirmatory mediastinoscopy can be safely omitted after negative endosonography in mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC. The present work is the proposed statistical analysis plan of the clinical consequences of omitting mediastinoscopy, which is submitted before closure of the MEDIASTrial and before knowledge of any results was done to enhance transparency of scientific behaviour. METHODS: The primary outcome measure of this non-inferiority trial will be unforeseen N2 disease resulting from lobe-specific mediastinal lymph node dissection. For non-inferiority, the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of the unforeseen N2 rate in the group without mediastinoscopy should not exceed 14.3% in order to probably have no negative impact on survival. Since this is a non-inferiority trial, both an intention to treat (ITT) and a per protocol (PP) analyses will be done. The ITT and the PP analyses should both indicate non-inferiority before the diagnostic strategy omitting mediastinoscopy will be interpreted as non-inferior to the strategy with mediastinoscopy. Secondary outcome measures include 30-day major morbidity and mortality, the total number of days of hospital care, overall and disease free 2-year survival, generic and disease-specific health related quality of life and cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of staging strategies with and without mediastinoscopy. DISCUSSION: The MEDIASTrial will determine if confirmatory mediastinoscopy can be omitted after tumour negative systematic endosonography in invasive mediastinal staging of patients with resectable NSCLC. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register NL6344/NTR6528 . Registered on 2017 July 06.
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