Figures
- FIGURE 1
Example of the simplified decision tree representing the 2010 British Thoracic Society guideline. Pot.: potentially; LN: lymph node; RT: radiotherapy; S: surgery.
- FIGURE 2
Demonstration of all combinations of simplified criteria. Pot.: potentially; LN: lymph node; RT: radiotherapy; NP: no preference; S: surgery.
- FIGURE 3
Demonstration of the majority recommendations for each parameter combination. Pot.: potentially; LN: lymph node; RT: radiotherapy; NP: no preference; no consensus: a majority preference among the three options was not identified (four recommended surgery, two RT and four declared NP).
Tables
- TABLE 1
The use of simplified decision criteria per analysed guideline
Criterion ACCP BTS ESMO NICE NCCN SEOM German Chinese Irish Australian Resectability • • • • • • • • • • Lymph node volume • • • • • • • Lymph node extent • • • • • • ACCP: American College of Chest Physicians; BTS: British Thoracic Society; ESMO: European Society for Medical Oncology; NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; SEOM: Spanish Society of Medical Oncology.
