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Disclaimer
is pocket guide is derived om recommendations in the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Guideline. is resource is a practice tool based on ASCO
®
practice guidelines and is not intended
to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician. Practice guidelines
do not account for individual variation among patients. is pocket guide does not purport to suggest
any particular course of medical treatment. Use of the practice guidelines and this resource are
voluntary. e practice guidelines and additional information are available at www.asco.org/thoracic-
cancer-guidelines. Copyright © 2019 by American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
Abbreviations
CNS, central nervous system; CT, computed tomography; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer;
FDG-PET, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; PCI, prophylactic cranial
irradiation; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; SBRT, stereotactic body radiotherapy
Source
Schneider B, Ismaila N, Aerts J, et al. Lung Cancer Surveillance Aer Definitive Curative-Intent
erapy: ASCO Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec 12 DOI: 10.1200/JCO.19.02748
Recommendation Grading
Type Benefit/harm Evidence Quality
Strength of
Recommendation
EB Evidence-
based
B Benefits
outweigh harms
H High Strong
CB
Consensus-
based
H Harms outweigh
benefits
I Intermediate Moderate
IC Informal
consensus
B/H Relative balance
of benefits and
harms
L Low Weak
Ins Insufficient
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