Consensus definition of stage III non-small-cell lung cancer technical resectability to standardise inclusion criteria for clinical trials: a multisocietal EORTC-Lung Cancer Group collaboration - PubM
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- The EORTC initiated a Delphi study to standardize the definition of technical resectability for stage III NSCLC.
- Consensus was reached that resectability decisions should be made by experienced thoracic surgeons within a multidisciplinary team.
- Initial assessments should include PET-CT, brain MRI, and invasive mediastinal staging.
- Stage IIIA is generally considered resectable.
- Stage IIIB may be resectable depending on lymph node characteristics, with N2single mostly resectable and N2multi, N2bulky, N2invasive, or N3 considered unresectable.
- Stage IIIC is classified as unresectable.