Sense and Segmentectomy - exploring the role of sublobar resection post JCOG and CALGB
15th July 2026, 19:30 to 21:00 BST
Overview
Sense and Segmentectomy examines the role of sublobar resection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, incorporating practice-changing evidence from the JCOG0802/WJOG4607L and CALGB/Alliance 140503 trials. This webinar will provide an in-depth appraisal of survival, recurrence patterns, and functional outcomes comparing segmentectomy and lobectomy, targeted as assisting decision-making for lung resection strategies. This includes patient selection, tumour characteristics, margin adequacy, and technical considerations, alongside implications for guidelines and multidisciplinary decision-making. Attendees will gain nuanced insights into integrating lung-sparing strategies into contemporary thoracic oncology practice.
Aims
- Review key findings from the JCOG0802/WJOG4607L and CALGB 140503 trials and their implications for routine surgical practice
- Compare oncologic outcomes of segmentectomy versus lobectomy, including survival and local recurrence
- Define optimal patient selection criteria for sublobar resection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Discuss principles of margin adequacy and the role of systematic lymph node assessment
- Explore technical considerations and operative strategies to ensure safe and reproducible segmentectomy
- Examine functional outcomes and parenchymal preservation benefits relevant to surgical decision-making
- Integrate current evidence into multidisciplinary pathways and guideline-based care
- Highlight practical tips and pitfalls to support adoption of lung-sparing surgical approaches.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
- Interpret the key outcomes of the JCOG0802/WJOG4607L and CALGB 140503 trials and apply them to surgical decision-making
- Critically evaluate the indications for segmentectomy versus lobectomy in early-stage NSCLC
- Select appropriate patients for sublobar resection based on tumour characteristics and clinical context
- Apply principles of oncologic resection, including margin adequacy and lymph node dissection, in segmentectomy
- Identify and implement key technical steps required for safe and effective anatomical segmentectomy
- Assess the benefits and limitations of lung-sparing surgery in terms of functional and oncologic outcomes
- Integrate contemporary evidence into MDT discussions and personalised surgical strategies
- Recognise common pitfalls and complications associated with segmentectomy and strategies to mitigate them.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
A/Prof Gavin M Wright
Gavin Wright is widely recognised for innovation in minimally-invasive thoracic surgery, particularly complex video-assisted and robotic-assisted lung resections.
He is the director of surgical oncology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. Gavin’s training included overseas experience at the world-renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has a PhD for his investigation of the molecular biology of lung adenocarcinoma.
His national and international profile in the field of lung cancer has seen him extensively published and he is heavily involved in research. He is education lead for lung cancer at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre and a Clinical Associate Professor in the University of Melbourne Department of Surgery.
Mr Steven (Sasha) Stamenkovic
Steven (Sasha) Stamenkovic pioneered robotic thoracic surgery in the UK and Ireland in 2013 in Freeman hospital, Newcastle. He moved to Barts in 2017 as the Director of robotic surgery and has practising privileges in other London hospitals.
Sasha regularly teaches other surgeons throughout Europe to use the robotic platform and is a member of EACTS and SCTS robotic surgery committees.
Under his leadership of innovative practice using robotic surgery and augmented reality, Barts has the largest robotic-assisted segmentectomy series in the UK. Most recently, he won the prestigious SCTS Golden Lungs award for best thoracic surgical trainer in 2026.
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Recording
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