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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.
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