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. 2026 Oct 13;18(20):3296. doi: 10.3390/cancers18203296
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
AMEA Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
CA19-9 Carbohydrate antigen 19-9
CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen
CI Confidence interval
CRT Chemoradiotherapy
CT Computed tomography
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
DFS Disease-free survival
DMR Differentially methylated regions
EBUS-TBNA Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
HR Hazard ratio
MRD Molecular residual disease
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NED No evidence of disease
NGS Next-generation sequencing
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
OS Overall survival
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PET Positron emission tomography
PFS Progression-free survival
RFS Recurrence-free survival
RUL Right upper lobe
SUV Standardized uptake value
TAT Turnaround time
TF Methylation tumor fraction
TTF-1 Thyroid transcription factor 1
TPS Tumor proportion score
VAF Variant allele fraction
VATS Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery