Table 3 Proposed definition of ‘potentially resectable stage III NSCLC’.

From: The current treatment landscape in the UK for stage III NSCLC

• Pathologically confirmed NSCLC

• Thorough pathological nodal staging completed (surgical or endoscopic)

• Thorough radiological staging including at least PET-CT and MRI brain with contrast

• Primary tumour resectable with high probability of clear pathological margins and complete resection

• Any nodal disease is discrete, easily measurable and defined, free from major mediastinal structures including the great vessels and trachea with no individual lymph node measuring >3 cm

  1. This table was created by the author using guidance from ref. 46
  2. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, PET-CT positron emission tomography–computed tomography.
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