Dear Colleagues,

Time is flying! The World Conference in Denver is coming closer, and we hope as many as possible will join us for this conference. Two of our global initiatives will be presented in Denver: the new staging system for lung cancer and thymic cancers, and the new WHO Multidisciplinary Histo-pathologic Classification.

This year, the results from two large IASLC projects will be presented. The IASLC Staging Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Rami-Porta, will present the new staging system for lung cancer,