Post-Surgical Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Follow-up

Multicentric Randomized Phase III Study of Post-Surgical NSCLC Follow-up

The follow-up of patients operated on for lung cancer is heterogeneous. An intensive follow-up including routine clinic visits, chest X-rays, chest computed tomography (CT) scans and fiberoptic bronchoscopies might detect more small, potentially curable, recurrences and second cancers. However, as it appears in the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommendations, a large randomized study is necessary to evaluate the survival impact of such a follow-up strategy. This is the main objective of this IFCT-0302 study, which is a large randomized controlled study conducted in France comparing this intensive follow-up to a follow-up with only routine clinic visits and chest X-rays.

Inclusion Criteria:

• completely resected stage I, II, IIIa, and T4 due to satellite tumor nodule(s) N0-2 NSCLC

Exclusion Criteria:

• stage IIIb to IV NSCLC