Course Director

Sara Ramela, Radiation Oncologist, Campus Bio-Medico University Rome (IT)

Teachers

Thierry Berghmans, Medical Oncologist, Institut Bordet (BE)

Giovanni Luca Ceresoli, Medical Oncologist, Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni (IT)

Julien Dinkel, Radiologist, University of Munich (DE)

Jaroslaw Kuzdzal, Thoracic Surgeon, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow (PL)

Paul Martin Putora, Radiation Oncologist, Kantonsspital St. Gallen (CH)

Paul Van Houtte, Radiation Oncologist, Institut Bordet, Brussels (BE)

Enrico Rufini, Thoracic Surgeon, University of Torino (IT)

Virginie Westeel, Pulmonologist, CHU Besançon, Univeristy of France-Comté, Besançon (FR)

This advanced multidisciplinary course, jointly organised by ESTRO, ESTS, ESSO aims at promoting an integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of lung cancer. The goal is to individualise the patient treatment approach based on  clinical presentation, prognostic factors, tumour extent and the patient. In the last decades, we have seen major technical and clinical improvements both for the diagnosis (including the different imaging procedures) and the treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies) for this very common and aggressive tumour, with clear benefits for the patients.
The course will be very interactive through the integration of lectures, debates and cases discussions and definitely multidisciplinary with a programme outlining the different treatments for lung cancer from evidence based medicine to  on-going research. The faculty will include chest physicians, radiologists, medical oncologists, thoracic surgeons and radiation oncologists.

Learning outcome

By the end of this course participants should be able to:
-    Stage a patient and follow up after treatment
-    Actively participate in multidisciplinary discussions
-    Understand the limits of surgery, radiotherapy and systemic treatment
-    Design a radiation plan for lung cancer
-    Evaluate a patient for treatment.

Course content

This course will cover:
-    Pitfalls in imaging procedures
-    Staging patients
-    TNM classification
-    Is there a place for screening today?
-    Early lung cancer – surgery, radiotherapy, adjuvant or induction chemotherapy, follow-up
-    Systemic chemotherapy and targeted agents
-    Immunotherapy
-    Induced pneumopathy
-    Thymoma
-    Mesothelioma
-    Small cell lung cancer
-    PCI and consolidative RT
-    Challenges of brain mets
-    Locally advanced NSCLC
-    Radio-chemotherapy, fractionation, dose-escalation, IO and RT
-    Stage III cancer
-    Patients with co-morbidity or poor PS
-    Oligometastatic concept
-    Palliative surgery 
-    Palliation and RT

Please find a draft programme here.

The course will be held here: Hospital Ramón y Cajal | Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

Membership

ESTRO members can order products at substantially reduced prices. To benefit from the member registration rate, you must subscribe for the ESTRO membership 2026 BEFORE registering to the course. To become an ESTRO member, benefit from the member registration rate and discover the many other member advantages, please visit the membership page.

Fees

* Members with specialty RadiationTherapist (RTT) may register at the In-Training fee

The fee includes the course material, coffees, lunches, and the social event.

Advance registration & payment are required.

Access to homework and/or course material will become available upon receipt of full payment.

Insurance and cancellation

Participants are strongly advised to take out their own personal insurance policy. ESTRO does not accept liability for individual medical, travel or personal accidents or incidents. Participants are strongly advised to take insurance policies to cover flight and accommodation cancellation penalties. ESTRO will not refund any travel or accommodation expenses.

For any cancellation made by the course participant, ESTRO School Events Cancellation Policy will be followed and all stated penalty fees will be applied.

Reduced fees

Members from emerging countries may register at a preferential rate of 350 Euro. Emerging country fee applies to individuals from low-income and lower-middle-income economies according to the World Bank listing here.

The preferential rate of 350 Euro is granted automatically when you click on the  BOOK NOW  button and the three conditions below are met:

1. Only ESTRO members for 2026 are eligible (please make sure your 2026 membership is in order before you click on the BOOK NOW  button)
2. Only one course per person per year can be subsidized by ESTRO
3. Sponsored candidates are not entitled to reduced fees (the invoicing address has to be the one of the participant)  

 Please note:

• We can only guarantee a certain number of reduced fees per course
• Application deadlines are the same as early registration fees