| 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 |