Limited Resection May Not Be Equivalent To Lobectomy When Used To Treat Older Patients With Stage IA Lung Cancer Of Invasive Cell Types

By Dr Deepu

MedPage Today (8/6, Jackson) reports that research suggests that “limited resection is not equivalent to lobectomy when used to treat older patients with stage IA lung cancer of invasive cell types, namely invasive adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.” Rather, “these patients may be considered for completion lobectomy or for adjuvant treatments,” researchers “report online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.”