Advances in molecular diagnostics and targeted therapies are reshaping lung cancer care and providing new opportunities to improve outcomes, but embedding precision medicine into routine clinical pathways remains a challenge for many services.
Diagnostic and treatment pathways are increasingly complex and for respiratory and oncology teams, ensuring timely diagnosis, effective coordination and appropriate patient selection is now central to delivering optimal care.
At the upcoming Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care event, Dr Zaheer Mangera, lung cancer lead at North Middlesex University Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, will explore how teams are delivering coordinated, high-quality care at scale within this evolving clinical landscape. Register now to join the session.
The importance of multidisciplinary working
Dr Mangera will examine how services are embedding molecular testing into existing pathways, ensuring that results are available at the right time to guide clinical decisions without compromising the speed or quality of care.
As treatment options expand, so too does the need to manage toxicity, frailty and long-term survivorship. Patients are living longer with lung cancer, often with multiple comorbidities, requiring a more holistic approach to care.
These more specialised pathways mean that maintaining clear communication and shared decision-making within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) is essential. The session will therefore focus on effective collaboration across thoracic surgery, oncology, radiology and respiratory teams.
Exploring how hospitals can support timely, coordinated care, particularly in complex cases where multiple treatment options and clinical considerations must be balanced, will be a key focus, so register now to gain practical approaches to optimising your MDT.
Supporting modern lung cancer care
Delivering precision medicine at scale requires more than access to new therapies. It depends on services effectively integrating diagnostics, coordinating teams and supporting patients through complex treatment pathways.
This session will provide practical insight into how lung cancer pathways are evolving, offering approaches that can be applied across secondary care settings. Secure your place to explore how services are managing evolving patient needs.
Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care
The Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care event will take place virtually on 12 May 2026 and is free to attend for UK respiratory clinicians and members of the multidisciplinary team.
The programme will also explore advanced lung cancer pathways and precision medicine, managing complex ventilatory failure beyond OSA, tuberculosis trends, pulmonary hypertension, and cystic fibrosis and CFTR modulator therapies, alongside this session on lung cancer.
As a one-day virtual event, you can join the sessions most relevant to your role and schedule, with on-demand access available after the event.
Register now to secure your free place and be part of the discussion shaping modern respiratory services, and catch up on previous Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care sessions in our Catch-up zone, which includes a previous session from Dr Mangera on modern smoking cessation.