For locally recurrent NSCLC after surgical resection but with subcentimeter ipsilateral nodules of indeterminate etiology, would you consider local therapy such as chemoradiation +/- durvalumab?

Topics: Thoracic Malignancies • Medical Oncology

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

Time to relapse influences the treatment modality. Presuming relapse occurs at least a year or more after the initial surgery, we typically triage and re-evaluate if surgical resection is feasible again for local recurrence after prior resection. Since these are subcentimeter and of indeterminate et...

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Medical Oncologist at Yuma Regional Medical Center Cancer Center
This is a usual circumstance we encounter in clini...

Medical Oncologist at Stamford Health
Thank you. In this case, perc bx was not feasible....

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