The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will host its 105th Annual Meeting from May 2–5, 2025, at the Seattle Convention Center – Summit Building, in Seattle, WA. Recognized as the world’s premier event in cardiothoracic surgery, the AATS Annual Meeting brings together global leaders in the field for an unmatched opportunity to advance surgical expertise, exchange groundbreaking ideas, and shape the future of cardiothoracic care. Attend to elevate your skills, expand your professional network, and contribute to the innovations transforming patient outcomes.

To secure your spot at this prestigious event, we strongly encourage you to register promptly by clicking here. By registering early, you can secure accommodations, access travel information, plan your itinerary, and ensure your participation in educational and networking activities before they reach full capacity.

Below, you will find a list of sessions focused on lung cancer that we are eagerly anticipating at the 2025 AATS Annual Meeting. These sessions are organized in chronological order for your convenience.

Thoracic Masterclass: Lung Cancer

  • Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
  • Time: 7:00AM – 9:00AM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Ballroom 2, Level 5
  • 8:24AM PDT: Debate: Locoregionally-advanced Lung Cancer – Induction Therapy Should be Standard of Care
  • 8:31AM PDT: Debate: Locoregionally-advanced Lung Cancer – Surgery First Upfront Survey is Optimal

Thoracic Masterclass: Lung Nodules – Finding, Watching, Resecting, Treating

  • Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
  • Time: 9:30AM – 11:30AM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Ballroom 2, Level 5
  • 10:55AM PDT: Debate: Multifocal Lung Cancer – Aggressive Therapy is Most Successful: Operate!
  • 11:02AM PDT: Debate: Multifocal Lung Cancer – Conservative Therapy is Most Successful: Observe!

Thoracic Innovation: Novel Paradigms in Thoracic Surgical Oncology (non-CME)

  • Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
  • Time: 1:30PM – 2:45PM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Ballroom 2, Level 5
  • 2:15PM PDT: Bronchoscopic Treatment for Lung Cancer – The Future is Here: Curing Lung Cancer with the Bronchoscope

Thoracic Scientific Session: Advances in Early Stage Lung Cancer

  • Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • Time: 7:00AM – 9:00AM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Ballroom 2, Level 5
  • 7:15AM PDT: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Plus Either Chemotherapy or Low-Dose SBRT Yield Similar Depths of Pathologic Response and Survival in NSCLC
  • 7:30AM PDT: Lobectomy Improves Outcomes Over Sublobar Resection for High-Risk Stage IA NSCLC
  • 7:45AM PDT: Early Compliance with Lung Cancer Lymph Node Standard 5.8: Analysis of 2022–2023 Commission on Cancer Site Reviews

Best of Thoracic

  • Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • Time: 4:15PM – 5:30PM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Level 2
  • 4:15PM PDT: Surgical Outcomes with Perioperative Toripalimab + Chemotherapy for Stage III Resectable NSCLC (Neotorch study)
  • 4:30PM PDT: Neoadjuvant Intratumoral Immune Stimulation – Local/Systemic Immune Changes & Improved 5-Year Outcomes in Resectable NSCLC
  • 4:45PM PDT: Pre-op ctDNA Detection Predicts Occult Lymph Node Metastases in Clinical Node-Negative Early-Stage NSCLC (ctDNA Lung DETECT Study)

Thoracic Scientific Session: Advances in Detection of Lung Cancer

  • Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • Time: 1:30PM – 3:30PM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Ballroom 2, Level 5
  • 1:30PM PDT: AI in Lung Cancer Screening
  • 1:45PM PDT: High PD-L1 Expression in Tumor-Draining Lymph Nodes Correlates with Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in NSCLC
  • 2:00PM PDT: Lung Cancer Recurrence After Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy

AATS Journals Forum: Quality of Science and Evidence

  • Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • Time: 1:30PM – 3:30PM PDT
  • Location: Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Room 437–438, Level 4
  • 2:20PM PDT: Immunotherapy for Resectable Lung Cancer

The #AATS2025 is set to be an enriching and informative event. We recommend clicking here to explore the comprehensive list of topics and sessions that will be covered at this significant event. Don’t miss the opportunity to expand your expertise — register today.

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