RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bronchoscopic treatment of inoperable nonsmall cell lung cancer
JF European Respiratory Review
JO EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 200035
DO 10.1183/16000617.0035-2020
VO 29
IS 158
A1 Christopher M. Kniese
A1 Ali I. Musani
YR 2020
UL http://err.ersjournals.com/content/29/158/200035.abstract
AB Patients with unresectable lung cancer range from those with early-stage or pre-invasive disease with comorbidities that preclude surgery to those with advanced stage disease in whom surgery is contraindicated. In such cases, a multidisciplinary approach to treatment is warranted, and may involve medical specialties including medical oncology, radiation oncology and interventional pulmonology. In this article we review bronchoscopic approaches to surgically unresectable lung cancer, including photodynamic therapy, brachytherapy, endoscopic ablation techniques and airway stenting. Current and past literature is reviewed to provide an overview of the topic, including a highlight of potential emerging approaches.PDT and EBBT may be effective options for early-stage NSCLC. PDT, EBBT, debulking and stenting may be offered to patients receiving definitive treatment or for palliation. Respiratory failure is not a contraindication to therapeutic bronchoscopy. https://bit.ly/2SmhtEQ