“…These results compare favorably with those of a large randomized trial evaluating the interest of chest CT scan in stages I to IIIA operated NSCLC, the IFCT-0302 study, conducted by the French Thoracic Intergroup. 8,9 The IFCT-0302 study compared a CT-based follow-up including HPE, chest radiograph, chest CT scan, and fiberoptic bronchoscopy (optional in case of nonsquamous cell carcinoma) with a minimal follow-up consisting of HPE and chest radiograph. In both arms, the procedures were planned every 6 months for the first 2 postoperative years and annually between year 1 and year 5.…”