ERS · Barcelona · 2026-09-05 – 2026-09-09
ERS Congress 2026
11 of 11 ALERT trials with a resultThe congress is over: each trial shows its result here once it is in the register.
Sat, Sep 5
Sun, Sep 6
ALERT 1: IMPACT — Implementation and intervention
08:30–10:00 (Europe/Madrid) · 3L- 08:30IMPACTPulmonology · COPD · Prediction & prescribingIn 1,111 COPD outpatient visits with 22 respirologists, a treatment recommendation from the ACCEPT exacerbation-risk prediction model improved guideline-concordant pharmacotherapy compared with usual care.Read →
- 08:37Lung screening cessation surveyPulmonology · Smoking · Lung cancer screeningIn 487 current smokers or recent quitters in the Flemish ZORALCS lung cancer screening pilot, a course of eight sessions with a smoking cessation expert plus free nicotine replacement therapy, randomised against a flyer advising referral to a healthcare professional or the TABAKSTOP quit line, drew 68.4% enrolment in the embedded cessation trial.Read →
- 08:44IMP2ARTPulmonology · Asthma · Supported self-managementIn 144 UK general practices with 51,335 patients with asthma, the IMP2ART whole-systems implementation strategy did not reduce unscheduled asthma care in the second year after randomisation compared with usual asthma care.Read →
- 08:51PREVAILPulmonology · COPD · Case-finding & quality improvementIn 5,631 patients with modifiable high-risk COPD in 175 English general practices, the CONQUEST quality improvement and clinical decision support programme reduced exacerbations over two years compared with usual care.Read →
- 09:25COFIDENCEOncology · Lung · Diagnosis & stagingIn 972 patients with mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy undergoing endobronchial ultrasound, transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy improved diagnostic yield compared with needle aspiration or forceps biopsy.Read →
- 09:32ARTICULAtEOncology · Lung · Diagnosis & stagingIn 264 patients with peripheral pulmonary nodules of 8 to 30 mm, shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy improved diagnostic yield at the index procedure compared with electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy.Read →
Endobronchial and oesophageal endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer
13:45–14:30 (Europe/Madrid) · 1A- 14:00ERSNew guidelines2026 ERS/ESGE/ESTS guideline on endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancerIn the register
Management of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer
14:30–15:15 (Europe/Madrid) · 1A- 14:30ERSNew guidelinesERS clinical practice guidelines on the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with lung cancer ↗Presented — result to follow
Mon, Sep 7
Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnoea
09:15–10:00 (Europe/Madrid) · 3L- 09:35ERSNew guidelinesNew ERS/ESRS clinical practice guideline for continuous positive airway pressure in adult obstructive sleep apnoea ↗Presented — result to follow
From detection to decision: managing positive findings in lung cancer screening
13:45–14:30 (Europe/Madrid) · 3L- 14:05ERSNew guidelines · Torsten Gerriet BlumERS/ESR/ESTI/ESTRO/ESTS/ELF patient-targeted guideline on screen-detected pulmonary nodules ↗Presented — result to follow
Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
14:30–15:15 (Europe/Madrid) · 3L- 14:30ERSNew guidelines · Gabor KovacsERS clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertensionIn the register
Tue, Sep 8
ALERT 2: Towards the golden age of respiratory science?
13:45–15:15 (Europe/Madrid) · 3B- 13:45OBERON and TITANIA CorePulmonology · COPD · BiologicsIn 1,750 patients with COPD and exacerbations despite inhaled therapy, subcutaneous tozorakimab reduced moderate or severe exacerbations over 52 weeks compared with placebo.Read →
- 13:52AIRCULESPulmonology · Asthma · BiologicsIn 685 adults with moderate-to-severe asthma, subcutaneous lunsekimig 300 mg every 4 weeks reduced the annualised asthma exacerbation rate over 48 weeks compared with placebo.Read →
- 13:59ARRESTPulmonology · Pneumonia · Adjunctive therapyIn 465 patients hospitalised with pneumonia and hypoxaemia, aerosolised budesonide with formoterol did not reduce acute respiratory failure compared with aerosolised placebo.Read →
- 14:33BPD saturation trialICU · ARDS · Oxygen targetsIn 201 preterm infants with moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, an oxygen saturation lower limit of 95% for weaning supplemental oxygen did not improve weight standard deviation score at 6 months corrected age compared with an oxygen saturation lower limit of 90%.Read →
- 14:40TIMBERLINEPulmonology · CF · CFTR modulatorsIn 67 children aged 2 to 5 years with cystic fibrosis on elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor, a switch to once-daily vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor was well tolerated and further reduced sweat chloride at 24 weeks.Read →