In this article, the authors evaluate a novel lung preservation strategy for uncontrolled donation after circulatory death by combining lung inflation with topical cooling.
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January 29, 2026
January 26, 2026
In this episode of the Case of the Month, thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian is joined by Dr. John Pilling, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, to discuss “Noisy Breathing.”
January 20, 2026
This video demonstrates a lower lobe lung volume reduction surgery performed in a high-volume center, highlighting a standardized minimally invasive approach. It covers key technical steps including fissure avoidance, controlled stapling strategies, and sealant application, shown in a patient with prior chronic obstructive pulmonary disease endoscopic therapy.
January 15, 2026
In this fascinating interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Michael Lanuti and thoracic surgeon and Leanne Ashrafian about Dr. Lanuti’s thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and how he believes the wrong parameters were measured.
January 8, 2026
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian spoke with Dr. Gavin Wright about his thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and why he prefers segmentectomy over lobectomy.
January 8, 2026
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Gavin Wright and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian about Dr. Wright’s thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and why he prefers segmentectomy over lobectomy.
January 8, 2026
A multidisciplinary panel of lung cancer experts, facilitated by the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the European Respiratory Society, developed practical recommendations for assessing patients’ fitness for curative intent treatments for lung cancer by formulating four population, intervention, comparison and outcomes (PICO) questions and s
January 8, 2026
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated whether preprocedural fasting reduces the risk of witnessed pulmonary aspiration. Across 2,105 patients, aspiration was rare and not influenced by liberal vs restrictive fasting regimens (odds ratio 1.17, 95 percent CI 0.32–4.23).
December 23, 2025
In this study, the authors report the long-term outcomes of the randomized phase II NEOpredict-Lung trial, which evaluates short-course neoadjuvant nivolumab with or without the LAG-3 inhibitor relatlimab in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
December 18, 2025
In this exceptional interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Nasser Altorki and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian about the 10-year results from the JCOG0802 trial.