The Beneficial Value of PET/CT in the Follow-up of Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

The primary objective of this study is to compare the 3-year overall survival of stage III NSCLC patients during follow-up surveillance with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/ Computerized Tomography (18F FDG PET/CT) versus follow-up with conventional CT surveillance. Participants will receive usual care until 3 years of follow-up (control group) with additional whole-body 18F FDG PET/CT scans during follow-up visits at 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, and 36 months of follow-up in the intervention group. Other tasks include: * filling in quality of life (QOL) questionnaires at every time point; * participating in an interview evaluating the addition of the 18F FDG PET/CT scans (optional); * collecting blood at the follow-up time points for our secondary endpoint (optional). Researchers will compare the usual care control group with the intervention group to see if the additional 18F FDG PET/CT scans are (cost-)effective.

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NVALT31-PET study team  ·  +31611469084  ·  NVALT31PET@radboudumc.nl

Nicole E. Billingy, MSc.  ·  +31611469084  ·  nicole.billingy@radboudumc.nl

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