Check the Reports and Check the Brain

There has been no recent randomized evidence justifying postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have undergone complete resection; it is not recommended for routine use, even in patients with mediastinal involvement (pN2).1,2 Adjuvant treatments such as chemotherapy and PORT should be discussed at a multidisciplinary board with complete surgical and pathologic reports, checking whether the nodal exploration was appropriate, the location and number of mediastinal nodes and hilar/intrapulmonary nodes that were resected, and whether resection was complete.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - June 15, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: C écile Le Péchoux Tags: Gray Zone Source Type: research