Program topics

Program topics for the 22nd Central European Lung Cancer Conference (CELCC) and the 5th Congress on Airway Diagnostics and Interventions (DIDC) 2026.

PNEUMO-ONCOLOGY

Early Detection & Screening – Pros & Cons

Early detection & screening

Smoking cessation

Early detection and screening

Impact of artificial intelligence for diagnosis of lung cancer

Multimodality therapy of operable NSCLC

Management of locally advanced NSCLC

Metastatic NSCLC

SCLC

MDT-based care of lung cancer

Best of pneumo-oncology 2026

PULMONOLOGY

Imaging & Navigation – Pros & Cons

  • CT-guided vs bronchoscopic approach
  • Cone-beam CT: benefit vs radiation exposure
  • Robotic navigation – reality vs hype

Tissue Acquisition

  • Peripheral lesion biopsy techniques
  • Cryobiopsy vs conventional tools
  • Complications and management

From Biopsy to Biomarker

  • Sample quality
  • Common failures
  • Role of liquid biopsy

Interdisciplinary Case Arena

  • Solitary pulmonary nodules
  • Borderline operability
  • Strategy failures

ANESTHESIOLOGY & THORACIC SURGERY

Anesthesiology & Thoracic Surgery

  • Shared responsibility in high-risk thoracic patients
  • ERAS protocols – benefits and limitations
  • Prehabilitation and patient selection

Complications & Failures

  • Anesthetic complications
  • Surgical complications
  • Interdisciplinary rescue strategies

Future Horizons in Thoracic Anesthesia & Surgery

  • Advanced monitoring
  • AI-assisted perioperative decision support
  • Hybrid operating rooms