The 8th of the ATEP International Symposium brings a congregation of surgeons, residents, fellows, medical students and healthcare professionals to participate in the forum discussions moderated by leading thoracic surgeons.

Session 1 [9 a.m. to 10.40 a.m.]: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Staging of Early-Stage Lung Cancer. 

Session 2 [1.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.]: Treatment and Management of Early-Stage Lung Cancer.

Asian Thoracic Academy (ATA) Founding Ceremony [11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.]

In conjunction with the ATEP Symposium, the ATEP founding leaders welcome everyone to the Asian Thoracic Academy (ATA) Founding Ceremony. This event marks a milestone in celebrating ATEP’s new branding, which best represents the future of ATA and its founding Committee’s strategic thrusts to advance the leadership’s vision of nurturing excellence in education, research, and medical practices. 

Participants may attend online via Zoom for FREE.

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Program

KATSO, ATEP, and Bulgok joint symposium
Time (m) Title Chairperson/Speaker (Institution)
08:50-09:00 Opening remarks Sukki Cho, Chief of CT Surgery, SNUBH, Korea
09:00-10:40
Session I. Lung Cancer I
Kwhanmien KIm (SNUBH, Korea)
Kenji Suzuki (Juntendo University, Japan)
09:00-09:20 AI image analysis of early-stage lung cancer Norihiko Ikeda (Tokyo Medical University, Japan)
09:20-09:40 Translational studies of GGO Fan Yang (Peking University Peoples Hospital, China)
09:40-10:00 Selected mediastinal LN dissection for early-stage lung cancer Haiquan Chen (Fudan University, China)
10:00-10:20 Has improvement in lung cancer surgery contributed to the declining lung cancer mortality? Alan Sihoe (CUHK Medical Center, HK, China)
10:00-10:40 Discussion
10:40-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Session II. Founding Ceremony of the Asian Thoracic Academy Sanghoon Jheon (Chairman of ATA/SNUBH, Korea)
11:00-12:30 Showcase Alan Sihoe, Tony Ramos, Ali Zamir Khan,
Akif Turna, Hisashi Saji,
Wentao Fang, Soon SY, Mike Dowding, Mei Lim
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:50
Session III. Lung Cancer II
Chang Hyun Kang (SNUH, Korea)
Haiquan Chen (Fudan University, China)
13:30-13:50 Potential perioperative benefit of segmentectomy over lobectomy Jae Hyun Jeon (SNUBH)
13:50-14:10 Recent oncologic updates on segmentectomy for NSCLC Hisashi Saji (St. Mariana University, Japan)
14:10-14:30 Coffee break
14:30-14:50 Perioperative Immunotherapy Yu Jung Kim (SNUBH, Korea)
14:50-15:10 Surgery after neoadjuvant immunotherapy Sukki Cho (SNUBH, Korea)
15:10-15:30 Salvage surgery for NSCLC after CRT with or without ICI Kenji Suzuki (Juntendo University, Japan)
15:30-15:50 Discussion