Underutilization of Systemic Therapy in Patients With NSCLC Undergoing Pneumonectomy: A Missed Opportunity for Survival

CONCLUSIONS: A high proportion of patients who undergo pneumonectomy do not receive ST. Patient and socioeconomic factors are associated with the receipt of ST. Given its survival benefit, emphasis should be placed on multimodal treatment strategies, perhaps with greater consideration given to neoadjuvant approaches.PMID:37644968 | PMC:PMC10460993 | DOI:10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100547

Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - August 30, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jorge Humberto Rodriguez-Quintero Mohamed K Kamel Gbalekan Dawodu Mostafa Elbahrawy Marc Vimolratana Neel P Chudgar Brendon M Stiles Source Type: research