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Two of the most innovative lung cancer focused clinical studies launched recently, the Lung Cancer Master Protocol (Lung-MAP) and the Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial (ALCHEMIST), ... Read more

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014

Lung Infections May Impair Ability to Detect Lung Cancer

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In a recent study entitled, “Accuracy of FDG-PET to Diagnose Lung Cancer in Areas With Infectious Lung Disease” published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, a group of ... Read more

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014

Ellen Sigal and Jeff Allen Named September LUNGevity Heroes for Lung-MAP Creation

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The LUNGevity Foundation has announced that Ellen Sigal, Friends of Cancer Research Chairperson and Founder, and Executive Director Jeff Allen, PhD, were recently distinguished as the September LUNGevity Heroes for the work ... Read more

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014

E-Cigarettes not Helping Cancer Patients to Quit Smoking, According to Study

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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been publicized as smoking cessation aids, even though there has been no solid scientific evidence to back up this type of marketing pitch, with the FDA ... Read more

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014

Study Finds Surgery And Not Radiosurgery May Provide Better Long-Term Results For Some Lung Cancer Patients

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A study titled “Comparative Effectiveness of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy versus Surgery for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer” and presented at the 56th annual conference of the American Society for Radiation Oncology ... Read more

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

Treatment For Lung Cancer May Depend On Your DNA

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The Northside Hospital Cancer Institute (NHCI), Atlanta, has announced it will participate in a unique National Cancer Institute clinical collaboration to treat lung cancer based on a patient’s genetic profile, ... Read more

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

Merck KGaA Discontinues Clinical Development Program of Tecemotide for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Merck KGaA has announced that its biopharmaceutical division will discontinue the clinical development program of tecemotide (L-BLP25) as a monotherapy in Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tecemotide is ... Read more

September 15, 2014September 15, 2014

New Trial to Test Immunotherapy Vaccine for Lung Cancer

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CANCER RESEARCH UK and Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the charity’s development and commercialization arm, have partnered with Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc., to introduce Asterias’ novel immunotherapy treatment AST-VAC2 into clinical trials in subjects ... Read more

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014

CyberKnife To Raise Awareness for Community Medical Center’s Lung Cancer Screening Program

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New Jersey CyberKnife at the J. Phillip Citta Regional Cancer Center recently joined efforts to raise awareness for hospital partner Community Medical Center’s lung cancer screening program. The CyberKnife is a ... Read more

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014

Hot Breath Could Signal Lung Cancer

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Results from a preliminary study of exhaled breath presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2014, suggest that temperatures higher than 34°C could be an indicator of the ... Read more