Follow-Up And Surveillance Of The Patient With Lung Cancer After Curative-Intent Therapy: Diagnosis And Management Of Lung Cancer
Publication Date: May 1, 2013
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Recommendations
The Role of Imaging Studies
In patients who have undergone curative-intent surgical resection of NSCLC, it is suggested that chest CT be performed every 6 months for the first 2 years after resection and every year thereafter. (2, C)
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For patients with NSCLC or carcinoid tumor who have undergone curative-intent therapy, it is recommended that the original treating physicians participate in the decision-making process during the follow-up and surveillance. (1, C)
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After curative-intent therapy in patients with NSCLC or carcinoid tumors, routine surveillance with PET imaging, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) or abdominal ultrasonography is not recommended. (1, C)
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Title
Follow-Up And Surveillance Of The Patient With Lung Cancer After Curative-Intent Therapy: Diagnosis And Management Of Lung Cancer
Authoring Organization
American College of Chest Physicians