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What is the best management for a local recurrence for a stage I NSCLC treated previously with SBRT?
Should fractionated EBRT be administered or can repeat SBRT be used?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
There is little data to guide management in this scenario given high rates of local control with SBRT and a relatively frail patient population at risk for intercurrent death, reducing the number of patients at risk for local failure.
Given the lack of data, utilization of first principles and a bi...
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