Characteristics of surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer patients with post-recurrence cure.

Significant findings of the study The post-recurrence cure patients maintained a cancer-free status for five years after treatment for recurrence without a second recurrence. All patients with post-recurrence cure received only radical local treatment for recurrence and had significantly higher number of solitary recurrent lesions. What this study adds Some patients with solitary recurrent NSCLC lesions after resection can be cured with only radical local treatment.