1st COTAM – Amazonas Congress of Thoracic Oncology – Preliminary Program
The event program is currently being developed and is subject to change
Main Theme: Contemporary Interface Between Clinical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery
September 4, 2026 (Friday) – Morning
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Block 1
The Beginning of the Journey: From Diagnosis to Staging
Moderator: Dr. Gabriel Kamei (AM) | Discussant: Dr. William Fuzita
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM
Opening Lecture
What Is the Role of Rebiopsy in Advanced NSCLC?
Dr. Carlos Augusto Moreira Silva (PA)
8:20 AM – 8:40 AM Invasive Mediastinal Staging: State of the Art
Dr. Thiago Lungareze (AM)
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM Resectability in Locally Advanced NSCLC: How to Define the Operable Patient Dr. Marcel Martins Sandrini (SP)
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Sustainable Staging – Conventional Methods vs. Next-Generation Methods
Dr. Vilma Pereira (AM)
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Minimally Invasive Procedures in Thoracic Oncology
Dr. José Neto (AM)
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM Discussion Panel
All Speakers
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Visit to the Exhibition Booths
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Block 2
Rare Thoracic Tumors
Moderator: Dr. Gabriel Kamei (AM) | Discussant: Dr. Marianna Ferreira (AM)
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
SCLC from Limited-Stage to Advanced Disease: What’s New?
Dr. Ricardo Coelho (AM)
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Pleural Mesothelioma – The Surgeon’s Perspective
Dr. Eduardo Augusto Pimenta (AM)
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Pleural Mesothelioma – The Oncologist’s Perspective
Dr. Emmanuelly Duarte (AM)
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM Thymic Tumors – Do They All Fit into the Same Category?
Dr. Arteiro Queiroz (AM)
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM Discussion Panel
All Speakers
12:10 PM – 2:00 PM
12:10 PM – 2:00 PM
Surgnova Satellite Symposium
Experience with the Use of Ultrasonic Scalpels in Thoracic Surgery – The Sonicure Ultrasonic Scalpel as an Example
Dr. José Marcelo Galbis Caravajal – Specialist in Thoracic Surgery – Spain
September 4, 2026 (Friday) – Afternoon
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Block 3
Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC
Moderator: Dr. Gabriel Kamei (AM) | Discussant: Dr. Eduardo Augusto Pimenta (AM)
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Challenges in Access to Personalized Medicine and the Direct Impact on Patients: Public vs. Private Healthcare
Dr. Fábio Medeiros (AM)
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM
Demystifying NGS – Challenges and Applicability
Dr. Marcela Macedo (AM-SP)
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
Assessment of Pulmonary Function – Clinical and Surgical Importance
Dr. Marcelo Macchione (SP)
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Treatment of Disease Without Driver Mutation
Dr. Marianna Ferreira (AM)
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
Treatment of Disease with Driver Mutation Dr. Marianna Ferreira (AM)
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
Discussion Panel
All Speakers
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Visit to the Exhibition Booths
4:30 PM – 6:50 PM
Block 4
NSCLC: Early and Locally Advanced Disease
Moderator: Dr. Gabriel Kamei (AM) | Discussant: Dr. Luiz Marques (AM)
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
Perioperative Assessment: The Role of Physical Therapy in Optimizing Recovery for Patients with Lung Cancer
Dr. José Alexandre (AM)
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
The Importance of Perioperative Nutritional Preparation in Curative-Intent Disease and Its Impact on Clinical and Surgical Outcomes
Dr. Abner Paz (AM)
5:10 PM – 5:30 PM
Molecular Profiling in Early-Stage Disease – A Broad Panel for Everyone?
Dr. Gabriel Kamei (AM)
5:30 PM – 5:50 PM
Strategies in Resectable NSCLC: From the Rationale for Neoadjuvant Therapy to the Perioperative Era
Dr. Filipe Visani (BA) – MSL/ Bristol
5:50 PM – 6:10 PM
Integration of the Multidisciplinary Team and Surgical Treatment in Localized Disease: A New Landscape in the Era of Immunotherapy
Dr. Lucy Anne Lopes Moura Ribeiro (DF) – AstraZeneca
6:10 PM – 6:30 PM
Radiotherapy in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Dr. Alfredo Reichl (AM)
6:30 PM – 6:50 PM Discussion Panel
All Speakers