Robot-assisted vs VATS for Thymoma

ConditionThymoma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorShanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China

About this trial

The aim of this study is to explore the advantages of robot-assisted thymectomy in long-term survival benefits and short-term clinical efficacy compared with video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy based on a multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

) The age of the subjects on the day of signing the informed consent was ≥ 18 years old and < 75 years old, regardless of gender ;

) Chest thin-layer CT and MR showed anterior mediastinal space-occupying lesions, combined with relevant hematological indicators, the patient was clinically diagnosed as a thymic epithelial tumor with or without myasthenia gravis ( MG ) symptoms.

) need to accept thymectomy surgery ;

) Clinical stage I to IIIA ( AJCC-UICC TNM staging system ) ;

Disqualifiers

) Patients with myasthenia gravis crisis ;

) had undergone mediastinal surgery or cardiac surgery ;

) body mass index ( BMI ) ≥ 30 ;

) Patients with severe liver and kidney dysfunction ( ALT and/or AST more than three times the upper limit of normal, Cr more than the upper limit of normal ) ;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • RATS for Thymectomy
  • VATS for Thymectomy

Treatment groups

304 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups