title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum, Amalienstr 5, Heidelberg, 69126 Germany. joachim.pfannschmidt@thoraxklinik-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pfannschmidt
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000465:Algorithms; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies