Comprehensive Center for Chest Diseases | CCCD

Comprehensive Center for Chest Diseases About the CCCD

The Comprehensive Center for Chest Diseases (CCCD) is committed to providing excellent, interdisciplinary care for patients with functional and/or oncological conditions affecting the thoracic organs. The focus is on a holistic treatment approach, scientifically based diagnostics and therapy, and close cooperation between all relevant disciplines and professions at the the Medical University of Vienna and the Vienna General Hospital.
The CCCD strives to play a leading role in patient-centered care, research, and education and training in diseases of the lungs, thorax (wall), and adjacent structures, such as the diaphragm, mediastinum, esophagus, thymus gland and trachea – aiming to continuously advance medical standards and shape the future of thoracic medicine.

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08. October 2025
- 11. October 2025

39th EACTS Annual Meeting

16. October 2025
- 18. October 2025

ÖGP | OGTC Jahrestagung 2025

17. October 2025
- 21. October 2025

ESMO Congress 2025

10. November 2025
- 14. November 2025

Vienna Toronto Lung Transplant Academy

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12. September 2025

Early detection of pulmonary complications in myositis: New imaging method shows promising results

In a multidisciplinary collaboration, a research team from the Medical University of Vienna and Univdersity Hospital Vienna has demonstrated that a…

15. July 2025

Microplastics can trigger malignant changes in lung cells

Researchers at MedUni Vienna have proven for the first time that micro- and nanoplastics can trigger malignant changes in lung cells that are…

02. July 2025

AI enhances lung cancer treatment

At MedUni Vienna, AI-driven prediction models and personalized treatments for lung cancer are being developed.

11. June 2025

CCCD Starter Grant Call 2025

Das CCCD freut sich, den Start des Bewerbungsverfahrens für zwei CCCD-Starter Grants 2025 bekannt zu geben! Dieser Förderpreis richtet sich an…

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Current developments in thoracic surgery (video in German)

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Thoracic surgery covers a broad spectrum of diseases that are treated: Oncologic thoracic surgery, functional thoracic surgery, end-stage lung disease with transplantation and lung replacement therapy. In this video, Clemens Aigner from the Department of Thoracic Surgery at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital talks about lung-preserving surgery for early-stage lung cancer, translational research in thoracic surgery, potential improvements through the identification of molecular subtypes of lung cancer and the importance of prevention and early detection.

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The Mesothelioma Systemic Inflammation Score Is Independently Associated with Overall Survival and Predicts Benefit of Multimodality Treatment in Pleural Mesothelioma.

Mosleh B, Sinn K, Cho A, Reiner A, Steindl A, Lang C, Zöchbauer-Müller S, Dieckmann K, Widder J, Prosch H, Dome B, Schelch K, Aigner C, Klikovits T, Benej M, Watzka S, Filipits M, Bölükbas S, Sarova P, Gompelmann D, Grusch M, Hoda MA.
DOI: 10.3390/cancers17081371

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Impact of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Pleural Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy in Multimodality Treatment for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

Mosleh B, Schwarz S, Cho A, Sinn K, Steindl A, Zöchbauer-Müller S, Köstler WJ, Dieckmann K, Heilmann M, Widder J, Gompelmann D, Aigner C, Klikovits T, Hoda MA.
DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.70024

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PD-L1 expression in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer is associated with sex and genetic alterations: A retrospective study within the Caucasian population

Sarova P, Mosleh B, Zehetmayer S, Oberndorfer F, Widder J, Prosch H, Aigner C, Idzko M, Hoda MA, Gompelmann D.
DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.15336.

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PD-L1 assessment in lung cancer biopsies-pitfalls and limitations.

Gompelmann D, Sarova P, Mosleh B, Papaporfyriou A, Oberndorfer F, Idzko M, Hoda MA.
DOI: 10.1177/03936155231214273.

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