CBNPC de stades précoces (I. II. IIIA)

There are two other trials, whose designs are very different. The objective of the study by Albain et coll. was to evaluate the role of surgery after induction chemo-radiation in stage IIIa NSCLC. The results seem to be encouraging in patients who can undergo a (bi)lobectomy. The objective of the second trial was to evaluate whether surgery could improve survival after chemotherapy compared to thoracic irradiation in unresectable stage III disease. Although chemotherapy probably increased resectability, survival was not improved in operated patients.