Thoracic Surgical Oncology—Current Landscape and Future Directions
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Research of Cancer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 147
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lung cancer; mediastinal tumour; thymic neoplasms; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery; lung metastases; chest wall surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
Thoracic surgical oncology stands at a transformative stage where technological innovation is beginning to be associated with evolving systemic treatments.
The integration of minimally invasive techniques and advanced diagnostic tools is fundamentally reengineering the concept of surgical precision. As perioperative immunotherapy and targeted therapies profoundly reshape treatment algorithms, across lung, oesophageal, and mediastinal malignancies, we also observe the challenge of increasingly complex procedures. These include advanced bronchial and vascular reconstructions, rescue surgery after the failure of complex multimodality therapies and oligometastatic disease, together with novel strategies such as intrathoracic chemoperfusion or surgery under ECMO support. These advances in surgical intervention represent the future of our discipline and are further enhanced by the emergence of liquid biopsy technology for minimal residual disease detection, offering unprecedented opportunities for dynamic risk stratification and personalized treatment adaptation throughout the patient's therapeutic journey.
This Special Issue addresses pivotal controversies and cutting-edge developments spanning oesophageal cancer, mesothelioma, thymic tumours, oligometastatic disease, and innovative diagnostic technologies.
Through systematic reviews, original articles, and comprehensive reviews, we provide comprehensive insight into contemporary thoracic oncology.
Dr. Piergiorgio Solli
Dr. Alessia Stanzi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- immunotherapy
- liquid biopsy
- lung cancer
- mesothelioma
- esophageal cancer
- precision oncology
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