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When considering adjuvant chemotherapy for resected lung cancer, do you treat rarer histologic patterns such as acinar or lepidic the same as you would a more typical NSCLC?

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Medical Oncology · University of Louisville School of Medicine

Quick answer:

Lepidic histology can affect the decision for adjuvant therapy.

Acinar histology does not affect the decision for adjuvant therapy.

Rationale:

Lepidic is the AIS component in minimally invasive or invasive adenocarcinomas.

Based on Travis', JTO 2016, recommendation not to use the noninvasiv...

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