Silvia Novello, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Thoracic Oncology Unit, University of Turin, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy, discusses the use of chemotherapy in lung cancer.
Clinical Pearls
- Currently, only patients with stage II and stage III are candidates for chemotherapy treatment
- Physicians do not use histology, molecular profiling or other characteristics to select patients for chemotherapy in this space
- Chemotherapy is given to patients with stage II or stage III lung cancer who are completely resected and have a successful surgery