Stage IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer.
Highly selected patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer achieving cure do not contribute meaningfully to the overall prognosis of stage III. This finding is true particularly if clinicians rely on currently available therapeutic modalities (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery) or refinements thereof. Understanding of the molecular biology continues to improve; it is more likely that in the new millenium, the real breakthroughs in staging and therapy for this high-risk, poor-prognosis group will come from the integration of molecular modalities in the clinical application.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Policlinico Umberto Io, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. erendina@tin.it
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D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging