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Engineering extracellular vesicles
In the quest for more targeted lung cancer treatments, a researcher at the University of…
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ESMO 2025: Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to cancer
Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100…
ESMO 2025: VT3989 continues to show promising early results in patients with advanced mesothelioma
The first-in-class YAP-TEAD inhibitor VT3989 continued to be well-tolerated and demonstrated notable initial antitumor activity, particularly…
ESMO 2025: Thymic health linked to immunotherapy response
The health of the thymus – a key part of the body’s immune system -…
ESMO 2025: Chemo combination boosts overall survival in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC
Treatment with osimertinib plus a platinum–pemetrexed chemotherapy combination resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful…
ASTRO 2025: Pulsed low dose rate chemoradiation therapy can significantly reduce side effects while maintaining treatment effectiveness for patients with oesophageal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer
Researchers have demonstrated that pulsed low dose rate (PLDR) chemoradiation therapy can significantly reduce side effects while…
ASTRO 2025: Patient-reported outcome analysis of NRG Oncology trial in limited-stage small cell lung cancer suggests quality of life benefit with twice – (vs once -) daily radiation
Previously, the primary endpoint results of the NRG-LU005 study assessing the addition of the immunotherapy…
Not all ALK fusions act the same: Variants influence treatment success in lung cancer
About five percent of lung adenocarcinomas, one of the most common forms of lung cancer,…
Lung cancer cells in the brain form electrical connections with neurons that spur tumour growth
Small cell lung cancer cells that metastasise to the brain cosy up to neurons and…
Machine learning model to predict unplanned hospital visits for lung cancer patients
A new study published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics demonstrates that machine learning models incorporating patient-reported outcomes…