The value of [18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-?-glucose positron emission tomography in the selection of patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer for combined modality treatment

Combined modality treatment (CMT) for patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is at present studied extensively. To select patients with truly stage IIIA-N2 disease, however, proves to be difficult with current diagnostic tests. Distant metastases may become clinically overt during induction chemotherapy (IC) or shortly after, revealing the inaccuracies of current staging algorithms. A prospective study with...