title: Treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer represents a relatively heterogeneous group of patients with metastatic disease to the ipsilateral mediastinal (N2) lymph nodes and also includes T3N1 patients. Presentations of disease range from apparently resectable tumors with occult microscopic nodal metastases to unresectable, bulky multistation nodal disease. Controversy abounds as to the optimal treatment of the various stage IIIA subsets, which is fueled by a lack of meaningful, large randomized trials. Multimodality therapy of some type appears to be preferable in stage IIIA patients.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Oncology Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9497, USA. robinson@moffitt.usf.edu
authors.forename: Lary A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ruckdeschel
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic