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A National Lung Screening Trial showed that patients aged 55 to 74 years who were put through lung screening with a low-dose computed tomography were at lower risk of lung ... Read more

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014

New Urine Test Offers Early Lung Cancer Detection

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Researchers from the University of Victoria, Canada, have devised a new test for early detection of lung cancer, using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to identify a cancer biomarker present ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

VCU Medical Center Designated as Lung Cancer Screening Center

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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center has been selected as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR), a designation given to facilities that have committed ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

Study Reveals New Drug Combination Targets for Lung Cancer

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After surprising clinical observations of a patient with ALK fusion–positive lung cancer who had an exceptional response to an insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R)-specific antibody, a team of researchers from Vanderbilt ... Read more

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014

DelMar Pharmaceuticals’ Lung Cancer Drug VAL-083 Gets Notice of Allowance For Second U.S. Patent

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DelMar Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company developing proven cancer therapies in new orphan drug indications, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of allowance ... Read more

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014

Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy May Help Better Control Lung Cancer

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Using intensity-modulated radiotherapy to deliver an isotoxic treatment for non-small cell lung cancer patients allows doctors to give these patients an increased dose escalation, compared with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy. These ... Read more

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014

Early Detection of Lung Cancer Increases Chance of Survival

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Two advanced technology programs for early detection of lung cancer are now available at Valley View Hospital, Colorado, one of only 14 hospitals in the country offering this type of service. ... Read more

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014

Mutation in EGFR Gene Found To Help Predict Key Lung Cancer Factor

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A group of researchers has found a point mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene that can predict tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) sensitivity in patients with advanced lung ... Read more

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014

Pfizer, Merck Combining Experimental Anti-Cancer Drugs for Lung Cancer Therapy

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Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. have announced they will test Pfizer’s crizotinib (XALKORI®) with Merck’s investigational anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, in a multi-center, open label, Phase 1b clinical study ... Read more

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014

OncoGenex’s Custirsen For Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Phase 3 Trials

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OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing new therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer patients, has announced its Phase 3 ENSPIRIT trial evaluating custirsen in the treatment of non-small ... Read more