State-of-the-Art Surgical Treatment for Lung Cancers
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thoracic oncology; lung cancer; robotic surgery; tracheal surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lung cancer care is rapidly evolving, with major breakthroughs in screening, surgical techniques, chemotherapy and immunotherapy regimens, and targeted therapies transforming the therapeutic landscape over the last decade. State-of-the-art advances in lung cancer surgery include minimally invasive technologies that offer reduced pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery. Parenchymal-sparing operations are now routinely offered for appropriate patients with early-stage lung cancer, and research continues to evolve, guiding operative extent based on histologic subtypes and tumor characteristics. Additionally, advances in imaging technologies are improving detection and localization of tumors, and AI is being utilized to personalize treatment plans and improve outcomes.
In this Special Issue of Cancers, we welcome original research articles or comprehensive review articles focusing on novel techniques for lung cancer resection, including minimally invasive technologies; extent of resection in early-stage lung cancer; review of neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment paradigms; approach to complex resections, including extended thoracic and airway resection and reconstruction; and the use of AI in lung cancer surgery. I hope that such a collection of studies will increase our knowledge of advances in lung cancer surgery and provide powerful tools to expand our field and care for our patients.
Dr. Andrea Axtell
Prof. Dr. Malcolm DeCamp
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lung cancer
- lung cancer surgery
- sublobar resection
- segmentectomy
- minimally invasive surgery
- robotic surgery
- tumor localization
- mediastinal staging
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