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When do you consider consolidation chest radiation in a patient with stage IV non-small cell carcinoma of the lung who has had good response to systemic therapy?

Does mutational status (e.g. EGFR mutation) impact your decision?
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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic
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It's a really great question, and it comes up a lot in our tumor boards and general practice. There are a couple of paradigms that I use to help me think through when and how to do it. I would say the data here for the use of RT is mixed, and either gives you freedom to do a variety of things or giv...

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