Comparing the Effectiveness of Surgery versus Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Co-PIs: Benjamin Kozower, MD; Varun Puri, MD, MSCI; Clifford Robinson, MD

Department of Surgery; Department of Surgery; Department of Radiation Oncology

This is a 7-site, NIH-funded, comparative effectiveness study to investigate disease free survival in patients undergoing surgery or SBRT for stage I NSCLC.

Trial-CARE project managers, Kate McNulty, MHS, and Heather Wilkins, MA are providing project management support  in study planning and start-up, including review and development of key study documents, communication with external sites, database and CRF design, and coordination of all other activities required for successful study start-up.