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Near-term implementable finding

Induction and consolidation atezolizumab with stereotactic body radiation therapy versus radiation alone in high-risk, early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (SWOG/NRG S1914): a multicentre, open-label, superiority, phase 3, randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is the standard of care for early-stage, medically inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). FUNDING: US National Institutes of Health, US National Cancer Institute, and Genentech.

BACKGROUND: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is the standard of care for early-stage, medically inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). FUNDING: US National Institutes of Health, US National Cancer Institute, and Genentech.

What the study was

Study design
RCT
Category
Other
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
Lancet

Why it surfaced

Matched watchlist topic(s): Sentinel. Study design: RCT. Score 7/10. 🟢 Near-term implementable finding.

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