American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Essential Knowledge in Interventional Pulmonology Series: Update on Curative-Intent Bronchoscopy for Centrally Located Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Colleen L Channick; Abhinav Agrawal; Van K Holden; Jean Reinoso; Audra J Schwalk; Jacob Schwartz; Ara A Chrissian

doi:10.1097/LBR.0000000000001031

American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Essential Knowledge in Interventional Pulmonology Series: Update on Curative-Intent Bronchoscopy for Centrally Located Early-Stage Lung Cancer

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2025 Nov 26;33(1):e1031. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000001031. eCollection 2026 Jan 1.

Authors

Colleen L Channick¹, Abhinav Agrawal², Van K Holden³, Jean Reinoso³, Audra J Schwalk⁴, Jacob Schwartz², Ara A Chrissian⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles.
² Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY.
³ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
⁴ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
⁵ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Hyperbaric, and Sleep Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA.

PMID: 41370752
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000001031

Abstract

The American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) Essential Knowledge in Interventional Pulmonology Series aims to provide clinicians with concise, up-to-date reviews of key topics in the field, presented on a 3-year rotating cycle. The 2024 series focused on therapeutic bronchoscopy. In this article, we provide an update on curative-intent bronchoscopy for centrally located early-stage lung cancer, including a review of bronchoscopic imaging modalities for disease detection and current management techniques. These reviews are designed to complement the Essential Knowledge in Interventional Pulmonology Lecture Series delivered at the 2024 AABIP Annual Conference, which is available for viewing on the AABIP website: https://aabip.memberclicks.net/essential-knowledge-in-interventional-pulmonology-series.

Keywords: brachytherapy; bronchoscopy; centrally located early-stage lung cancer; cryotherapy; narrow band imaging; photodynamic therapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy* / methods
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
Lung Neoplasms* / therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Pulmonary Medicine*
Societies, Medical
United States