Disparities in Treatment of Patients with Inoperable Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis

This analysis of nearly 40,000 patients with inoperable early stage lung cancer explored factors associated with delivery of potentially curative conventional radiotherapy (ConvRT) or SBRT.  Treatment was less likely in blacks and hispanics.  SBRT was more likely than ConvRT in high volume and academic centers.  Overall use of SBRT, ConvRT, and no treatment was 68%, 11%, and 21% in academic centers compared to 25%, 28%, and 46% in community centers.