Prognostic Stratification of Stage IIIA-N2 Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer After Induction Chemotherapy: A Model Based on the Combination of Morphometric-Pathologic Response in Mediastinal Nodes and Primary Tumor Response on Serial 18-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- thoracic oncology
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 26 (7) , 1128-1134
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2007.13.9550
Abstract
Purpose Surgical resection in patients with stage IIIA-N2 non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is usually reserved for patients with mediastinal downstaging after induction chemotherapy (IC). However...Keywords
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