Mediastinal staging before SABR
180 patients (199 lesions) staged
with PET/CT alone vs. 56 patients
(58 lesions) after additional IMNS
IMNS group: 52 (93%) EBUS and
4 (7%) mediastinoscopy
Median follow-up of 33.5 months
IMNS – invasive mediastinal nodal staging
Blue curve corresponds to patients
undergoing PET/CT staging alone; ed curve
corresponds to patients additionally
undergoing IMNS
Local recurrence-free survival
Nodal recur-free survival
Distant metastasis-free survival
Overall survival
Schoenewolf CA, Lung Cancer 2017