Chair(s): Elzbieta Magdalena Grabczak, Mohammed Munavvar
Session type: Symposium
Torsten Gerriet Blum
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Georgia Hardavella
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Joanna Chorostowska-wynimko
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Interstitial lung disease and lung cancer: risks, complications and treatment strategies
Torsten Gerriet Blum
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Mona Lichtblau
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Session aims
to discuss the impact of common respiratory comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and interstitial lung disease) on the management of thoracic malignancies; to explore multidisciplinary approaches for tailoring treatment plans based on the comorbidity burden; to discuss the challenges and strategies for lung cancer diagnosis in patients with severe respiratory comorbidities; to discuss the latest advances in treatment modalities, including immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, and their implications in patients with comorbidities; to discuss supportive care strategies, including managing complications and improving patients’ quality of life.