Related Materials

Press Materials

• NCI Press release: http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/NLSTprimaryNEJM
• NCI Q&A on NLST: http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/qa/2002/nlstqaQA
• NCI Fast Facts on NLST: http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/NLSTFastFacts

Patient and Physician Guide

• A one-page guide to the benefits and harms of low-dose helical CT based on NLST results is available as a PDF document:  http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/qa/2002/NLSTstudyGuidePatientsPhysicians

Radiology Information:

• Powerpoint slide discussion of initial NLST results from Radiological Society of North American presentations on November 29, 2010:
  • Denise R. Aberle, M.D. – Trial Design and Initial Results
  • Fred Larke, M.S. - Quality Assurance and Radiation Dose Associated With Low-Dose CT Chest Scans During the NLST
  • David S. Gierada, M.D. - False-positive Rate and the Evaluation of a Positive Screen
  • Constantine Gatsonis, Ph.D. - Important forthcoming NLST studies of the impact of screening
• Fleischner Society:  http://www.fleischner.org  .  The Society, an international medical society for thoracic radiology, has established guidelines for diagnosing indeterminate lung nodules.
• American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) information on NLST: http://www.acrin.org/PROTOCOLSUMMARYTABLE/PROTOCOL6654.aspx

Current Clinical Trials:

• For a list of open clinical trials investigating ways to detect lung cancer, or to prevent a recurrence or progression of lung cancer, please go to NCI's clinical trials database: Detection of Lung Cancer

Other References:

• Statement issued by the NLST Data Safety Monitoring Board on trial closure: http://www.cancer.gov/images/DSMB-NLST.pdf
• Lung Screening Study (LSS): http://prevention.cancer.gov/programs-resources/groups/ed/programs/lss