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March 12, 2015March 12, 2015

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Selects Patients for Experimental Drug Trial In NSCLC Patients

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Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD) a company that provides a sensitive and specific RNA hybridization technology, recently announced that Merrimack Pharmaceutical is utilizing their leading technology to choose participants for a ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

LUNGevity Foundation Distinguishes Female Lung Cancer Researchers

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The lung cancer nonprofit organization LUNGevity Foundation is celebrating female scientists who are making history due to their passion, commitment and research efforts during Women’s History Month 2015. The four women ... Read more

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Studied Using Genetic Engineering

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Using a technology that enables fast, easy editing of the genome, a research group led by Dr. Feng Zhang and Dr. Phillip Sharp at the Broad Institute and MIT’s David ... Read more

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Researchers Discover New Players in the Gene Network Regulating Lung Cells and Tumorigenesis

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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine recently identified new players in the network of genes know to regulate epithelial lung cells, which might also be associated with the development ... Read more

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015

Lung Cancer Target Drugs Should Supplant Conventional Treatments by 2020

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Although lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, according to a recent analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan titled “A Product and Pipeline Analysis of the Lung Cancer Therapeutics ... Read more

March 4, 2015March 4, 2015

Regulation of SMARCA4 May Protect Against Lung Cancer

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A recent study published in the current issue of the journal Human Molecular Genetics provided a better understanding of the molecular alterations during lung cancer development. The study titled “Expression inactivation of ... Read more

March 4, 2015March 4, 2015

TGF-β is a Key Driver of Tumor Heterogeneity, Drug Resistance in Lung & Other Cancers

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In a new study entitled “TGF-β Promotes Heterogeneity and Drug Resistance in Squamous Cell Carcinoma,” researchers at The Rockefeller University discovered TGF-β is a key driver of tumor heterogeneity and ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015

Researchers Discover New Mechanism Underlying Metastasis in Lung Cancer

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A team led by researchers from Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University, Canada recently revealed a new mechanism underlying the spread of epithelial cancers. The study was published ... Read more

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015

Caffeine Suggested as Anti-Lung Cancer Agent

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Every cup of coffee may contain a strong agent that is effective at increasing the efficacy of anti-lung cancer medication: caffeine. This finding was part of a new study from Wayne State ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Graphene Shows Therapeutic Potential Against Lung Cancer

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Researchers at the University of Manchester found that graphene, a carbon based material, targets and selectively kills lung cancer stem cells. The results were published in Oncotarget and entitled “Graphene oxide selectively targets cancer stem ... Read more