{"id":46315,"date":"2023-11-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/what-to-know-about-treatment-options-before-and-after-surgery-for-early-stage-non-small-cell-lung-cancer\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:12:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:12:21","slug":"what-to-know-about-treatment-options-before-and-after-surgery-for-early-stage-non-small-cell-lung-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-treatment-options-before-and-after-surgery-for-early-stage-non-small-cell-lung-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Treatment Options Before and After Surgery for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/sites\/cancer.net\/files\/2023-neoadjuvant-adjuvant-treatment-nsclc-fb.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>For people diagnosed with early-stage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/cancer-t%C3%BDpes\/lung-cancer-non-small-cell\">non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)<\/a> who will be receiving surgery, the doctor may recommend additional treatments given either before or after the procedure. Early-stage lung cancer is cancer that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/cancer-types\/lung-cancer-non-small-cell\/stages\">stage I through stage III<\/a>. These additional treatments may include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of therapies. When treatment is given before surgery, it is called \u201cneoadjuvant therapy.\u201d When treatment is given after surgery, it is called \u201cadjuvant therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In this podcast, Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, and Ryan Gentzler, MD, discuss what people with early-stage NSCLC should know about their neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment options, including what to consider when choosing treatment and questions to ask the health care team.<\/p>\n<ul readability=\"6\">\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>What are neoadjuvant therapy and adjuvant therapy? [02:13]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>Why should people with early-stage NSCLC consider neoadjuvant therapy? [05:21]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>What research has been done on neoadjuvant treatments for people with early-stage NSCLC? [09:03]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>What questions should people with early-stage NSCLC ask their health care team when considering neoadjuvant therapy? [15:05]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>When do doctors typically recommend adjuvant treatment for people with early-stage NSCLC? [21:08]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>Why is it important to consider whether tests show certain mutations, such as an<i> EGFR<\/i> mutation, when discussing adjuvant treatment options? [22:28]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>What are some of the approved adjuvant treatment options for people with early-stage NSCLC? [24:29]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr. Aggarwal is the&nbsp;Leslye Heisler Associate Professor of Medicine&nbsp;in the Hematology-Oncology Division at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Perelman School of Medicine. She is also the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/about-us\/cancernet-editorial-board\/associate-editors\/charu-aggarwal-md-mph\">Cancer.Net Associate Editor for Lung Cancer<\/a>. Dr. Gentzler is a thoracic medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology\/Oncology at the University of Virginia (UVA) Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is also the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/about-us\/cancernet-editorial-board\/specialty-editors\/ryan-gentzler-md\">Cancer.Net Specialty Editor for Thymoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure information for Dr. Aggarwal and Dr. Gentzler can be found in their individual biographies linked to in the paragraph above.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Was this podcast useful?<\/i><\/b>&nbsp;<i>Please subscribe, rate, and review Cancer.Net Podcasts wherever you listen to podcasts. This prerecorded podcast can be listened to online or downloaded to your computer. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/blog\/podcasts\/treatment-options-and-after-surgery-early-stage-non-small-cell-lung-cancer\">transcript<\/a> is also available. For more information, visit the&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.net\/blog\/podcasts\"><i>Cancer.Net podcast page<\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Cancer.Net podcasts are edited for length and content.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/blog\/2023-11\/what-know-about-treatment-options-and-after-surgery-early-stage-non-small-cell-lung-cancer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For people diagnosed with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who will be receiving surgery, the doctor may recommend additional treatments given either before or after the procedure. Early-stage lung cancer is cancer that is stage I through stage III. These additional treatments may include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of therapies. 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