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Are there situations in which neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy + surgery would be preferred over chemoradiation + consolidative immunotherapy for stage III lung cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Karmanos Cancer Institute - McLaren Proton Therapy Center

We are good at controlling tumors of one billion cells (1 cm size), less so for one trillion (10 cm). From a radiobiology point of view, when I see a resectable T4 tumor due to size over 7 cm, I usually ask my surgeons if they can please take it out. You suddenly get rid of half a trillion tumor cel...

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