title: What were the issues of surgical importance in lung cancer treatment in 1977? How did they change over time?
abstract: The LCSG tested innovative and standard adjuvant treatments aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of surgical resection. The group addressed issues related to standardizing and improving surgical treatment, and the perioperative use of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy alone and in combination. The surgical leadership, meticulous methodology, and interdisciplinary cooperation mobilized to address these issues made the group the reference standard for thoracic oncology trials.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: McKneally
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*