Advances in Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Care
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Pulmonology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2024) | Viewed by 3497
Special Issue Editor
Interests: thoracic surgery; foregut surgery; pleural mesothelioma; lung cancer; esophageal and mediastinal resection; minimally invasive robotic surgery; thoracic outlet syndrome
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Dear Colleagues,
Cancer care is complex. A multidisciplinary approach results in a more efficient and effective patient-centered care. Advances in systemic therapy (immunotherapy and target therapy) for lung cancer have improved survival in advanced stages. Recent clinical trials are also demonstrating improved survival in patients with locoregional advanced lung cancer with the combination of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery. In addition, robotic technology is increasingly being used in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. This Special Issue aims to add to the body of literature reporting the results of current multimodality therapy for locoregional advanced lung cancer in combination with robotic technology. The scope of this Special Issue would include the evaluation of safety and accuracy of robotic navigational bronchoscopy, cost-effectiveness of 3D software to plan complex robotic operations including complex segmentectomy and Pancoast tumors, experience with adoption of virtual platforms for multidisciplinary clinics, safety and oncologic outcomes associated with induction chemo-immunotherapy, and target therapy followed by robotic anatomic resections.
Dr. Nestor Villamizar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thoracic oncology
- lung cancer
- cancer care
- immunotherapy and target therapy
- robotic technology
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