Lung Cancer   

Would you consider pentoxifylline and vitamin E to mitigate fibrosis?

In other words, if offered wedge or segmentectomy, should SBRT be preferred? Does size matter ie if the lesion is < 3 vs < 2 vs < 1 cm? Does ...

Is this acute or long-term, and does it matter whether this is SBRT vs fractionated?

Is there a minimum standard for which stations to sample? Does lymph node size affect your recommendations?

Are patients with long standing malignant central airway obstruction poor candidates for central airway stents? What is considered to be an acceptable...

What were your “top 3” presentations/studies coming out of the meeting this year and how will it impact your own clinical practice?

Can patients be re-challenged after developing ILD? Is the toxicity seen with T-Dxd a potential barrier to use?  Do you feel the dosing used in...

Are two negative pleurocentesis' adequate to conclude that the patient does not have metastatic disease? Do you routinely recommend VATS and pleural b...

Does it factor into your decision making in the setting of restricted spirometry and normal lung volumes? Does this differ for SBRT v. chemoRT?

Are you using ctDNA blood tests for targetable mutations at the time of diagnosis, at the time of disease progression, or not at all?

What about patients who are still on steroids for radiation pneumonitis? 

The NCCN guidelines call for pathological mediastinal lymph node staging for all NSCLC except in solid tumors <1cm and non-solid lesions < ...

Following lung RT, I have rarely seen patients present with pneumonia-like symptoms of radiation pneumonitis. I'm more likely to see a patient with wo...

Is there any concern about hemorrhage from treatment effect on tumor? Would SABR worsen the chance of fatal hemorrhage/hemoptysis and if so, would you...

Roughly what percentage of patients are treated without a biopsy?

In practice, do you send patients with N2/3 disease for mediastinal staging if not offered upfront?