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Do you recommend postoperative radiation therapy for pathologic T1-2N1 small cell carcinoma of the lung?
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Radiation Oncology · Quillen VA Medical Center
Post op N1 + small is a very small group of patients. I would not hold your breath waiting for a substantial series and no chance of a prospective randomized trial. In NSCLC, outcomes are WORSE for PORT in N1. An overview of T1-2 patients managed by surgery found no benefit to +TRT to chest; moreove...