Noun
NSCLC (uncountable)
(oncology) Initialism of non-small-cell lung cancer or initialism of non-small-cell lung carcinoma.
A total of 15 patients were evaluable for efficacy by investigator assessment, including 10 who were MET TKI-naïve: four with colorectal cancer (CRC), three with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and three with gastric or GE junction cancer (GC or GEJ). Source: Internet
Chemotherapy before surgery in NSCLC that can be removed surgically also appears to improve outcomes. citation Chemotherapy may be combined with palliative care in the treatment of the NSCLC. Source: Internet
At presentation, 30–40% of cases of NSCLC are stage IV, and 60% of SCLC are stage IV. Source: Internet
For both NSCLC and SCLC, the two general types of staging evaluations are clinical staging and surgical staging. Source: Internet
In most cases of early-stage NSCLC, removal of a lobe of lung ( lobectomy ) is the surgical treatment of choice. Source: Internet
One major immune system checkpoint targeted by NSCLC immunotherapies is the programmed death 1 (PD-1), a receptor that is normally located on but can be made and expressed by lung cancer cells. Source: Internet