Reply regarding the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on fitness for curative intent treatment of lung cancer

Alessandro Brunelli; Georgia Hardavella; Rudolf M. Huber; Thierry Berghmans; Armin Frille; Maria Rodriguez; Ilona Tietzova; Lieven Depypere; Riccardo Asteggiano; Tim Batchelor; Adrien Costantini; Dirk De Ruysscher; Corinne Faivre-Finn; Mark Ferguson; Daniel Langer; Nandor Marczin; Nuria Novoa; Cecilia Pompili; Janette Rawlinson; Annemiek Snoeckx; Wouter H. van Geffen; Clare Williams; Torsten Gerriet Blum

doi:10.1183/13993003.02601-2025

Reply regarding the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on fitness for curative intent treatment of lung cancer

Alessandro Brunelli^*
, Georgia Hardavella
, Rudolf M. Huber
, Thierry Berghmans
, Armin Frille
, Maria Rodriguez
, Ilona Tietzova
, Lieven Depypere
, Riccardo Asteggiano
, Tim Batchelor
, Adrien Costantini
, Dirk De Ruysscher
, Corinne Faivre-Finn
, Mark Ferguson
, Daniel Langer
, Nandor Marczin
, Nuria Novoa
, Cecilia Pompili
, Janette Rawlinson
, Annemiek Snoeckx

Wouter H. van Geffen, Clare Williams, Torsten Gerriet Blum

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Sotiria General Hospital
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Université libre de Bruxelles
Leipzig University
University of Navarra
Charles University
University Hospitals Leuven
University of Insubria
LARC - Laboratorio Analisi e Ricerca Clinica (Turin)
Barts Health NHS Trust
Hôpital Ambroise Paré
GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction
MAASTricht Radiation Therapy and Oncology clinic (MAASTRO)
University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust
University of Manchester
The University of Chicago
KU Leuven
Royal Brompton Hospital
Imperial College London
Semmelweis University
University Hospital Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda
University of Hull
European Lung Foundation
British Thoracic Oncology Group Steering Committee
Antwerp University Hospital
Medical Centre Leeuwarden
Fresenius AG
MSB Medical School Berlin

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Original language	English
Article number	2600304
Journal	The European respiratory journal
Volume	67
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02601-2025
Publication status	Published - Jan 2026

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Brunelli, A., Hardavella, G., Huber, R. M., Berghmans, T., Frille, A., Rodriguez, M., Tietzova, I., Depypere, L., Asteggiano, R., Batchelor, T., Costantini, A., De Ruysscher, D., Faivre-Finn, C., Ferguson, M., Langer, D., Marczin, N., Novoa, N., Pompili, C., Rawlinson, J., ... Blum, T. G. (2026). Reply regarding the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on fitness for curative intent treatment of lung cancer. The European respiratory journal, 67(4), Article 2600304. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02601-2025

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Reply regarding the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on fitness for curative intent treatment of lung cancer. / Brunelli, Alessandro; Hardavella, Georgia; Huber, Rudolf M. et al.
In: The European respiratory journal, Vol. 67, No. 4, 2600304, 01.2026.

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Reply regarding the European Respiratory Society and European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on fitness for curative intent treatment of lung cancer

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