Keywords: Pulmonary metastasectomy; Prognostic factors; Lung metastases; 5-Year survival EN Pulmonary metastasectomy Prognostic factors Lung metastases 5-Year survival 1 1 1 07/04/23 20230601 NES 230601 We would like to thank Prof. Treassure I et al. i for their insightful comments on our article as we consider them leaders in the field of pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) research [[1]]. We agree with the proposal from Prof. Treassure I et al. i [[1]] to incorporate our findings in preoperative prognostic factors in future trials. However, the 5-year survival rate of 54.1% from our systematic review of nearly 10 000 patients who underwent the procedure reflects arguably the best available estimate for these patients. [Extracted from the article]