Would you offer adjuvant chemotherapy to a patient with T3N0M0 NSCLC if the reason for the T3 stage was due to multiple tumor nodules in the same lobe?

Topics: Thoracic Malignancies • Medical Oncology • NCI-CCC Tumor Board Question • University of Michigan

All tumors in this case were <2cm in size.

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

I discuss and offer adjuvant chemotherapy to these patients recognizing the fact adjuvant chemotherapy recommendations are not solid in this specific subset of patients. Based on the 8th TNM staging system they would have an overall stage of IIB which means they still have a significant risk of dise...

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