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Lung cancer showdown: surgery vs. radiation – which is better?

NCT ID NCT02984761

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at two standard treatments for early-stage lung cancer: surgery and a precise type of radiation called stereotactic radiotherapy. About 670 veterans with stage I non-small cell lung cancer will take part. The goal is to see which treatment leads to longer survival and better quality of life.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bronchial neoplasm bronchogenic carcinoma lung disorder lung neoplasm neoplasm Neoplasms by Site non-small cell lung carcinoma respiratory system disorder respiratory tract neoplasm Thoracic Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

LUNG NEOPLASM

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Pay Pines, FL

    RECRUITING

    Bay Pines, Florida, 33744-0000, United States

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  • Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI

    RECRUITING

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295-0001, United States

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  • Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

    TERMINATED

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4551, United States

  • Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705-3875, United States

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  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

    RECRUITING

    Hines, Illinois, 60141-3030, United States

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  • Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA

    TERMINATED

    Richmond, Virginia, 23249, United States

  • Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-1702, United States

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  • Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33125, United States

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  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4211, United States

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  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

    RECRUITING

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417-2309, United States

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  • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

    RECRUITING

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884, United States

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  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105-2303, United States

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  • VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02130-4817, United States

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  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

    RECRUITING

    West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States

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  • VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA

    RECRUITING

    Long Beach, California, 90822, United States

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  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

    TERMINATED

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States

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