The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Multicenter Study
Role for Surgical Resection in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The role of multimodality therapy in stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains inadequately studied. Although chemoradiation is currently the mainstay of treatment, randomized trials evaluating surgical intervention are lacking, and resection is offered selectively. ⋯ Surgical resection as a part of multimodality therapy may be associated with improved OS in highly selected patients with stage IIIB NSCLC. Multidisciplinary evaluation of these patients is critical.