| American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) |
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery guidelines for lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography scans for lung cancer survivors and other high-risk groups (3). |
No explicit information in regards to literature search and review methods included (3). |
| Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG) |
Third CECOG Consensus on the systemic treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (4). |
Not clear if systematic review was performed (4). |
| European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) |
Early stage and locally advanced (non-metastatic) non-small-cell lung cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (5). |
Based on a narrative literature search (8). |
| Metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (6). |
| Small-cell lung cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (7). |
| European Respiratory Society (ERS), European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) |
ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy) (9). |
Based on a non-systematic literature review and expert panel consensus (9). |
| Italian Association of Thoracic Oncology (AIOT) |
Treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Italian Association of Thoracic Oncology (AIOT) clinical practice guidelines (10). |
Based on a non-systematic literature review and expert panel consensus (10). |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) |
Lung cancer screening Version 1.2013 (11). |
No information included in regards to literature search and review methods (11-13). |
| Non-small cell lung cancer Version 2.2013 (12). |
| Small cell lung cancer Version 2.2013 (13). |
| Spanish Society for Medical Oncology (SEOM) |
SEOM clinical guidelines for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: an updated edition (14). |
Methodology not included (14). |
