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Research finds non-small cell lung cancer drug lorlatinib targets additional protein
Targeted cancer drugs are widely used because of their ability to inhibit specific proteins involved…
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FDA approves encorafenib with binimetinib for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation
On October 11, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved encorafenib with binimetinib for adult patients with…
Vaccine for lung cancer patients with resistance to previous immunotherapy shows positive results
Results from the randomised Phase 3 clinical trial (Atalante-1) on T-cell epitope cancer vaccine in HLA-A2…
Study shows how thoracic surgeons who treat lung cancer are helping to reduce patients’ risk of opioid dependence
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine found that…
Small cell lung cancer: new approach to overcoming chemo-resistance
Small cell lung cancer accounts for about 15 percent of all diagnosed lung cancers and…
WCLC 2023: 5-year long-term outcomes by radiation technique for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Secondary analysis results from the phase III NRG Oncology-RTOG 0617 clinical trial comparing standard- versus…
WCLC 2023: Osimertinib plus chemotherapy demonstrated superior results than osimertinib alone for patients with EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer
Osimertinib plus chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful progression-free survival benefit compared to…
WCLC 2023: Early detection program detects 85 percent of lung cancer cases at early phase
The Taiwan National Lung Cancer Early Detection Program detected 85 percent of lung cancer cases…
WCLC 2023: Reproductive factors associated with higher risk of lung cancer in women
A study presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2023 World…
Global surge in cancers among the under 50s over past three decades
There’s been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s…