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. 2023 Oct 30;4(5):1082–1094. doi: 10.37349/etat.2023.00182

Table 3.

Treatment changes in LC due to the COVID-19 pandemic

NSCLC T1-T2 N0M0 Locally advanced NSCLC Metastatic NSCLC LS-SCLC ES-SCLC
More use of 3D/IMRT RT or SBRT as an alternative to surgery Less use of surgery Shorter and more spaced chemotherapy and ICI regimens More use of sequential CRT Shorter and more spaced chemotherapy and ICI regimens
More use of sequential CRT Single-dose palliative RT Hypofractionated RT Single-dose palliative RT
Hypofractionated RT Less use of local treatments in oligometastatic patients PCI vs. close follow-up PCI vs. close follow-up
Consolidative durvalumab Q4W

ES: extensive stage; IMRT: intensity-modulated RT