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Local control and risk groups

Surgery and/or Radiation therapy

Resectable lesions

Usually small

Peripheral in location

Good response to induction

chemotherapy

Irradiated lesions

Often large

Central in location

Poor response to induction

chemotherapy

Patients who receive radiotherapy as the only

single local therapy modality usually represent an

unfavorably selected group of patients