Real world practice of postoperative radiotherapy for patients with completely resected pIIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer: a national survey of radiation oncologists in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Results from Lung ART and PORT-C trials suggest that postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) cannot routinely be recommended as standard treatment in completely resected pIIIA-N2 NSCLC patients, but their effects on the real-world practice of PORT in China remain unclear.

Methods

A national cross-section survey was conducted by using an online survey service. Participants were voluntarily recruited using a river sampling strategy. A link to the survey was posted on websites of radiation oncologist associations and tweets from public WeChat accounts. The survey collected the real names of participants to ensure that they were board-certified radiation oncologists.

Results

A total of 484 radiation oncologists were included with a median age of 40 years (IQR, 35-47)

SUBMITTER: Zhou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875489 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature