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When do you offer consolidation chemotherapy for patients receiving chemoradiation for locally advanced NSCLC?

How long do you typically wait before starting consolidation chemotherapy, and do you routinely perform re-staging scans prior to consolidation?
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Medical Oncology · Tennessee Oncology/Sarah Cannon Research Institute
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I rarely use consolidation therapy. When I do, it is usually because of lapses in or missed chemoRT treatments. We have two randomized studies that show no benefit to consolidation therapy.

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