This article interprets the version 3. 2018 of NCCN guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Compared with the version 9. 2017 of the guidelines, the new version has been updated based on the latest evidence-based evidence, laying the emphasis on genotyping and targeted therapy, and standardizes the principles of pathological evaluation and molecular detection, systematically recommends treatment after resistance to targeted therapy, and specifies the population with driver gene alterations for immunotherapy. All of which could guide clinical practice with higher efficacy more precisely.
Based on new clinical evidence, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) annually updates and releases the "NCCN Guidelines for the Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" which has become the reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment approved and complied by clinicians worldwide. On November 25, 2020, the latest 2021 V1 version of "NCCN Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" (hereinafter referred to as "Guidelines") was released. Compared with the 8th edition of the "Guidelines" in 2020, many updates focused on the progress of targeted and immunotherapy. This article will provide the interpretations of the updated therapy content of this edition of the guidelines.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released the latest version 1, 2022 of "NCCN guidelines for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of small cell lung cancer" (hereinafter referred to as "guideline"). Based on high-quality evidence-based medicine, this guideline provides references of clinical diagnosis and treatment for clinicians around the world. Compared with the version 3, 2021 of the "guideline", updates and revisions mainly focused on the progress of radiotherapy and systemic treatment. This article will interpret the updated therapy content in this new version of the "guideline".