1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
2. Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Dalian, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
3. Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250000, China
5. The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
6. The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, China
7. Aerodigestive Oncology Translational Research THOR, Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
8. Breakthrough Cancer Research Unit, Pangaea Biotech, Dexeus University Institute, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona 08916, SpainWritten on behalf of the AME Thoracic Surgery Collaborative Group