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. 2026 Jun 25;18(13):2071. doi: 10.3390/cancers18132071
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
EBUS-TBNA Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
EUS-FNA Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
TTNA Transthoracic needle aspiration
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
TTI Time to treatment initiation
LCSG Lung Cancer Study Group
CT Computed tomography
GGNs Ground-glass nodules
FDG-PET/CT Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
FDG-PET Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
NGS Next-generation sequencing
IHC Immunohistochemistry
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
ROSE Rapid on-site evaluation
EBUS-IFB EBUS-guided intranodal forceps biopsy
EBUS-TMC EBUS-transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy
AATS American Association for Thoracic Surgery
IASLC International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
MDT Multidisciplinary team