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Stage IV

Is pleural or pericardial effusion present (suggestive of M1a) or are findings suggestive of systemic metastasis (M1b) present?

M1a

M1b

Perform the following tests: Perform thoracentesis and/or pericardiocenteis Perform a thoracoscopy if thoracocentesis is inconclusive

Perform the following tests: Brain MRI Bronchoscopy Mediastinal lymph node biopsy If not previously done, PET scan or CT scan

Is the liquid extracted positive for malignant cells?

Are findings suggestive of adrenal metastasis or brain metastasis?

Yes

No

Adrenal

Brain

Local therapy Ambulatory catheter drainage Pleurodesis Mediastinal window PLUS Therapy for metastatic disease (click here for the treatment of local and systemic metastasis and neoplastic recurrence)

Treat according to tumor stage: I II III

Perform a needle aspiration biopsy for metastasis confirmation

Surgical resection + adjuvant radiation therapy Radiation therapy alone: Sterotactic radio surgery + Whole brain radiation therapy OR Sterotactic radio surgery alone PLUS Pathologic evaluation of surgical piece and lymph nodes

If the lung disease is curable, administer local therapy for the adrenal lesion: Surgical adrenal resection OR Radiation therapy OR Administer therapy for metastatic disease in case of not curable lung lesions (click here for the treatment of local and systemic metastasis and neoplastic recurrence)

What is the TN stage of the lung tumor?

T1-2, No-1 T3, N0

T1-2, N2 T3, N1-2 N3, regardless of the T stage T4 regardless of the N stage

Surgical resection of lung tumor + adjuvant chemotherapy OR Neoadjuvant chemotherapy + surgical resection or stereotactic ablative radiation therapy OR Stereotactic ablative radiation therpay alone

Administer therapy for metastatic disease in case of not curable lung lesions (click here for the treatment of local and systemic metastasis and neoplastic recurrence)

Multiple lung cancers

Is there suspicion of multiple lung cancers?

Yes

No

Perform the following tests: If not previously done, PET scan or CT scan Contrast chest CT Brain MRI

Administer treatment according to the TNM stage of the tumor

Is the disease is confined to the chest or is there systemic proliferation?

Disease confined to the chest

Systemic proliferation

Assess the mediastinal lymph nodes in order to determine the N stage of the tumor

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What is the N stage of the tumor?

N0-1

N2-3

Is the patient symptomatic?

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Yes

No

Is the lesion a solitary nodule (metachromus cancer) or are there multiple nodules?

Solitary nodule

Multiple nodules

What is the risk of turning into a symptomatic disease?

High

Low

Is definitive local therapy possible?

Observation

No

Yes

Consider palliative chemotherapy with or without local radiation therapy

Administer one of the following tratments: Preferred option: Parenchymal sparing resection Radiation therapy Ablatipn therapy

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Follow-up

Controls of history + physical exam and chest CT with or without contrast every 6-12 months (first 2 years), then annual controls

Is there evidence of local or regional recurrence OR systemic metastasis?

Local or regional recurrence

Systemic metastasis

Local or regional recurrence

What is the site of the recurrence?

Bronchial obstruction

Mediastinal lymph node

Superior vena cava obstruction

Severe hemoptisis

Resectable tumor

Surgical correction of the obstruction: laser therapy, stent or any other surgical procedure OR Radiation therapy (external-beam or brachytherapy) OR Photodynamic therapy

Has the patient received radiation therapy?

Chemotherapy + radiation therapy OR External-beam radiation therapy OR Superior vena cava stent collocation

Surgery OR Radiation therapy (external-beam or brachytherapy) OR Laser therapy, photodynamic therapy or tumor embolization

Tumor resection (preferred option) OR Radiation therapy (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy or external-beam radiation therapy)

Yes

No

Administer systemic therapy

Administer chemotherapy + radiation therapy

Are findings suggestive of disseminated disease present?

Yes

No

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Observation OR systemic therapy

Systemic metastasis

What are the characteristics of the metastasis?

Diffuse brain metastasis

Bone metastasis

Localized symptoms

Solitary metastasis

Multiple metastasis

External-beam radiation therapy (palliative)

External-beam radiation therapy (palliative) + limb stabilization (prevention of pathological fractures) Denosumab or biophosphonate therapy should be considered

External-beam radiation therapy (palliative)

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Metastatic disease

What the specific subtype according to the specific histological characteristics of the tumor?

Adenocarcinoma Large cell carcinoma of the lung Not specified non-small cell lung cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma

Perform specific EGFR and ALK mutation testing: What is the specific mutation?

Is the patient a smoker or former smoker?

Sensitizing EGFR mutation

ALK mutation

Negative EGFR and ALK

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Click here for the specific therapy for the ALK mutation specific treatment

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Third line therapy

The algorithm below shows the third line therapy for metastatic disease according to the 2014 NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer guidelines.

What is the performance status of the patient?

PS 0-2

PS 3-4

If not previously used, administer any of the following: Docetaxel Erlotinib Gemcitabine Pemetrexed

Administer erlotinib or provide suportive care

What is the performance status of the patients after the treatment?

PS 0-2 (stable tumor)

PS 3-4 (tumor progression)

Provide supportive care or try experimental treatments

Provide supportive care