Volume 44, Issue 1 pp. 23-46
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Management of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: State of the art and future directions

Da Miao

Da Miao

Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

Department of Oncology, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Jing Zhao

Jing Zhao

Department of Medical Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Ying Han

Ying Han

Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

Department of Chemoradiotherapy, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Jiaqi Zhou

Jiaqi Zhou

Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

Key Discipline of Jiaxing Respiratory Medicine Construction Project, Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Precision Treatment for Lung Cancer, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Xiuzhen Li

Xiuzhen Li

Department of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Ting Zhang

Ting Zhang

Department of Radiation Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Wen Li

Wen Li

Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Yang Xia

Corresponding Author

Yang Xia

Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China

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Yang Xia, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310052, P. R. China.

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First published: 20 November 2023
Citations: 4

Da Miao and Jing Zhao contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Lung cancer is the second most common and the deadliest type of cancer worldwide. Clinically, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common pathological type of lung cancer; approximately one-third of affected patients have locally advanced NSCLC (LA-NSCLC, stage III NSCLC) at diagnosis. Because of its heterogeneity, LA-NSCLC often requires multidisciplinary assessment. Moreover, the prognosis of affected patients is much below satisfaction, and the efficacy of traditional therapeutic strategies has reached a plateau. With the emergence of targeted therapies and immunotherapies, as well as the continuous development of novel radiotherapies, we have entered an era of novel treatment paradigm for LA-NSCLC. Here, we reviewed the landscape of relevant therapeutic modalities, including adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and perioperative targeted and immune strategies in patients with resectable LA-NSCLC with/without oncogenic alterations; as well as novel combinations of chemoradiation and immunotherapy/targeted therapy in unresectable LA-NSCLC. We addressed the unresolved challenges that remain in the field, and examined future directions to optimize clinical management and increase the cure rate of LA-NSCLC.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

All authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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