The first United Arab Emirates expert consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and management of early and advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Lung cancer is the first cause of mortality and the third most common cancer worldwide. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), lung cancer ranks third in terms of cancer-related mortality and sixth in terms of incidence. In order to strengthen and to improve the management of this cancer in the UAE, a panel of 15 oncologist and pathologist experts in the field of lung cancer developed the first UAE consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and management of early and advanced lung cancer. A total of thirty-three, statements were drafted, discussed, and voted on, using a modified Delphi process. This consensus meeting acts as a cornerstone for the management of cancers in the UAE and highlights the importance of optimized, evidence-based, and patient-centered practices.
Authors
- Nadia Abdelwahed
- Hampig Raphaël Kourié (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-5402)
- Hassan Ghazal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0638-2180)
- Nabih Naim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-9271)
- Deborah Mukherjee
- Diaeddine Trad
- David C. Planchard
- Fathi Azribi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7728-8995)
- Nouri Bennini
- Dina Hamza
- Emad Dawoud
- Saeed Rafii
- Hassan Jaafar
- Dorai Ramanathan
- Humaid Al Shamsi
- Syed Hamad Tirmazy
- Solange Peters
- Maroun El Khoury
- Sonia Otsman
- Dalia M. Elshourbagy
Institutions
- American University in Dubai (AE)
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Tanta University (EG)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Polyclinic Medical Center (US)
- Emirates Foundation (AE)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Lankenau Medical Center (US)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- Tawam Hospital (AE)
- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (AE)
- Cancer Research Society (CA)
- Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande (CH)
- Al-Zahra College for Women (OM)
- Cancer Services (US)
- Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (MX)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- Alzahra Medical and Education Center (IR)
- Amerikan Hastanesi (TR)
- Japan Cancer Society (JP)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Future Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14796694.2025.2610171
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00