Follow-Up And Surveillance Of The Patient With Lung Cancer After Curative-Intent Therapy: Diagnosis And Management Of Lung Cancer

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)

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)

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)