| Literature DB >> 25806307 |
Hidetaka Uramoto1, Fumihiro Tanaka1.
Abstract
Surgery remains the only potentially curative modality for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and tissue availability is made possible. However, a proportion of lung cancer patients develop recurrence, even after curative resection. This review discusses the superiority of surgery, the reasons for recurrence, the timing and pattern of recurrence, the identification of factors related to recurrence, current provisions for treatment and perspectives about surgery for patients with NSCLC.Entities:
Keywords: Recurrence; disease-free survival (DFS); non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); relapse; surgery
Year: 2014 PMID: 25806307 PMCID: PMC4367696 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2013.12.05
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transl Lung Cancer Res ISSN: 2218-6751