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Jianwei Shi1,2, Yushun Gao3
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Centre/National Clinical Research Centre for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
The global clinical trial landscape for multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC) exhibits a striking geographic anomaly. Through a systematic analysis of 8212 lung cancer registrations (2015-2024), we identified a cohort of 17 trials explicitly targeting MPLC. Analysis revealed an absolute geographic monopole: 100% of these trials were investigator-initiated in China, with a complete absence of active protocols in Western registries. We argue that this segregation is not accidental but driven by the "Asian phenotype",which is characterized by indolent, multifocal ground-glass nodules (GGNs), demands lung-sparing local strategies distinct from the systemic paradigms favored in the West. We urge the international community to transition from universal guidelines to phenotype-stratified management frameworks.
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