stage IIIA
stage IIIA
stage IIIA
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TREATMENT BY STAGE<br />
STAGES I - II NSCLC. XV. Adjuvant chemotherapy. II.<br />
* role of adjuvant chemotherapy for <strong>stage</strong> IB disease<br />
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- subset analysis of randomized studies → no benefit in<br />
pts with <strong>stage</strong> IB;<br />
- one trial focusing on IB disease and using carboplatin<br />
and paclitaxel (one of most commonly used regimens for<br />
advanced disease) → 20% ↓ in death (ns)<br />
→ pts with <strong>stage</strong> IB (T1b N0, M0) NSCLC not routinely<br />
given adjuvant therapy
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