Chest CT scan plus x-ray versus chest x-ray follow-up after complete resection of early-stage NSCLC

The French multicenter phase 3 IFCT-0302 trial found that addition of thoracic CT scans during follow-up, which included clinic visits and chest x-rays after surgery, did not result in longer survival among patients with NSCLC. However, it did enable the detection of more cases of early recurrence and second primary lung cancer, which are more amenable to curative-intent treatment, supporting the use of CT-based follow-up.