Transplants extended survival for patients whose stage 4 lung cancer hadn’t spread, study says

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Summary

A study reports that lung cancer patients with stage 4 disease that has not spread experienced extended survival following organ transplantation, challenging previous assumptions that such patients were not suitable transplant candidates.

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Outcome Details

Study demonstrates extended survival for stage 4 lung cancer patients without metastasis who received organ transplants

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Published by STAT News on July 8, 2026 3:00 PM

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