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2026 PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

14:30 – 18:00 TLC – Training in Lung Cancer – Meeting for Resident and Fellows- Emerald Ballroom
Chairs: Dr. Randeep Sangha (AB) and Dr. Sarah Baker (ON)
(TLC is for Registered Residents Only)
18:00 – 21:30 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference Opening Dinner
– Pacific Rim Hotel – Star Sapphire Ballroom
Open to Registered Delegates Only

Friday, February 6th, 2026

07:00 – 08:15 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference Breakfast – Emerald Ballroom
08:30 – 08:35 Welcome to the Canadian Lung Cancer Conference – Dr. Barb Melosky (BC)
Star Sapphire Ballroom AB
08:35 – 08:40 Welcome From CCTG – Dr. Penelope Bradbury (ON)
08:40 – 09:45 Medical Oncology Session – Chair: Dr. Barb Melosky (BC)
08:40 – 09:20 Lung Cancer Today and Tomorrow – Professor Benjamin Besse (FR)
09:20 – 09:30 Question Period
09:30 – 09:40 Canadian Perspective – Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam (NB)
09:40 – 09:45 Question Period
09:45 – 10:35 Radiation Oncology Session – Chair: Dr. Devin Schellenberg (BC)
09:45 – 10:35 The Evolving Interaction of Radiation and Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Lung Cancer- Dr. Salma Jabbour (USA)
10:35 – 10:55 Refreshment Break – Star Sapphire Foyer
10:55 – 11:20 Respirology Main Session – Chair: Dr. Stephen Lam (BC)
10:55 – 11:20 AI Implementation in Lungcancer Screening – Dr. Matthijs Oudkerk (NL)
11:20 – 11:50 Surgeons Main Session – Chair: Dr. Anna McGuire (BC)
11:20 – 11:50 Innovation in Minimal Access Approaches for Lung Cancer – Dr. Rene Horsleben Peterson (DK)
11:50 – 12:00 Betty Rice Award – Presented by Dr. Cheryl Ho (BC)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch – Emerald Ballroom
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout Sessions
13:00 – 14:30 Medical Oncology Session Breakout –Chair: Dr. Nathalie Daaboul – Star Sapphire Ballroom AB
13:00 – 13:30 Dr. Corey Langer (USA)
13:30 – 14:00 Dr. Noemi Reguart (SP)
14:00 – 14:30 Dr. Aliyah Pabani (USA)
13:00 – 14:30 Radiation Oncology Session Breakout Chair: Dr. Alex SunStar Sapphire Ballroom C
13:00 – 13:25 ILD- Dr. Houda Bahig (QC) & TBD
13:25 – 13:50 Re-Irradiation in SABR- Dr. David Palma (ON)
13:50 – 14:15 Presentation TBD
14:15 – 14:30 Panel Discussion
13:00 – 14:30 Surgeons & Respiratory Session Breakout – Chairs: Dr. Anna McGuire & Dr. Renelle Myers- Pearl Room
13:00 – 13:20 Presentation TBD
13:20 – 13:25 Question Period
13:25 – 13:35 Presentation TBD
13:35 – 13:40 Question Period
13:40 – 14:30  Expert Panel and Case Review: Dr. Matthijs Oudkerk, Dr. Isabelle Schmitt-Opitz, Dr. Cecilia Pompili, Dr. Mara Antonoff
13:00 – 14:30 Nurses Session Breakout – Chairs: Ms. Bonnie Leung, Ms. Kelly Zibrik & Ms. Shannon FarleyTopaz Room
13:00 – 13:25 Early Integration of Palliative Care – Lisa Shirt (AB)
13:25 – 13:30 Question Period
13:30 – 13:55 Promoting Culturally Safe Smoking Reduction and Cessation with Indigenous Peoples- Dr. Amy Wright (ON)
13:55 – 14:00 Question Period
14:00 – 14:25 Presentation TBD
14:25 – 14:30 Question Period

16:20 – 16:25Life Time Achievement Award – Presented by Dr. Diana Ionescu (BC)

14:30 – 15:00 Refreshment Break – Star Sapphire Foyer
15:00 – 16:20 Debates – Star Sapphire Ballroom A,B
15:00 – 15:20 Debate 1: Surgeons Debate: The Surgical Definition of “Unresectable” NSCLC Must be Redefined in the Era of Immunotherapy, Chair: Dr. Mara Antonoff
15:00 – 15:08 Dr. Isabelle Schmitt-Opitz
15:08 – 15:16 Dr. Cecilia Pompili
15:16 – 15:20 Voting and Discussion with Audience
15:20 – 15:40 Debate 2: SRS vs. Whole Brain for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases – Selective Radiation Weeding vs. Widespread Radiation Herbicide

Chair- Dr. Alex Sun

15:20 – 15:28 SRS- Dr. Timothy Nguyen (ON)
15:28 – 15:36 Whole Brain for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases – Dr. Jonathan Greenland (BC)
15:36 – 15:40 Voting and Discussion with Audience
15:20 – 16:00 Debate 3:  Medical Oncology Debate: Maintenance Treatment 1L SCLC: Tarlatamab vs Lurbinectedin

Chair-

15:20 – 15:28 Lurbinectedin- Dr. Roslyn Juergens
15:48 – 15:56 Tarlatamab- Dr. Geofrey Liu
15:56 – 16:00 Voting and Discussion with Audience
16:25 – 16:30 Closing Remarks – Dr. Barb Melosky (BC)
18:00 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference Closing Dinner
(For Registered Delegates Only, Please RSVP in Advance)