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How are you approaching patients who receive neoadjuvant chemo immunotherapy for resectable NSCLC who after completion of neoadjuvant treatment are no longer surgical candidates due to factors such as toxicity, decline in PS, or patient preference?

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Medical Oncology · Indiana University

This scenario seems to happen in 17-20% of patients. It’s very important to appropriately stage patients at diagnosis with PET CT, EBUS, etc to ensure accurate staging without which a good discussion regarding resectability is not possible. If a patient does, in spite of our due diligence, end up no...

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