Nicolas Girard, MD, from the University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France discusses his presentation of the ESMO clinical practice guidelines for the management of thymic cancer, presented at the annual meeting of the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) 2017, Geneva, Switzerland. Thymic cancer is a rare malignancy which requires a multidisciplinary approach in its management. Prof. Girard outlines the various treatment options available for thymic tumors, highlighting the importance of clinical guidelines.