What would you offer as adjuvant therapy for a resected stage IIIB adeno NSCLC in a patient who refuses chemotherapy?
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Medical Oncology · The Ohio State University School of Medicine
Patients with stage III NSCLC are at very high risk for recurrence, and in this situation, I would make sure that your discussions with the patient highlight this clearly. My usual thought is that if a patient can tolerate and recover from lobectomy/resection, then that is a reasonable indication th...
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Medical Oncology · Yuma Regional Medical Center Cancer Center
I would definitely have an honest conversation with the patient about high risk of relapse. Sometimes it's just addressing the barriers and fears associated with chemotherapy. Like Dr. @Dr. First Last mentioned, using carboplatin does significantly decrease the platinum related AE's. Sometimes I ten...