Time-varying pattern of postoperative recurrence risk of early-stage (T1a-T2bN0M0) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): results of a single-center study of 994 Chinese patients.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to analyze the time-varying pattern of recurrence risk of early-stage (T1a-T2bN0M0) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgery using the hazard function and identify patients who might benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospe...

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Main Authors: Jian-fei Zhu, Xing-yu Feng, Xue-wen Zhang, Ying-sheng Wen, Peng Lin, Tie-hua Rong, Ling Cai, Lan-jun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4159289?pdf=render