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June 15, 2017

70% of Patients with Brain Cancer Originating in the Lungs Responded to Tagrisso, Trial Shows

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Seventy percent of patients with brain cancer that originated in the lungs responded to treatment with Tagrisso (osimertinib), according to a Phase 3 clinical trial. That compared with 31 percent who ... Read more

June 13, 2017

Keytruda Increases Survival of Lung Cancer Patients, Compared with Standard Chemo, Update Shows

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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) reduced the risk of non-small cell lung cancer patients dying by 37 percent, compared with standard chemotherapy, according to updated information from a Phase 3 clinical trial. Sixty-one percent ... Read more

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

Alecensa Doubles Time to Disease Progression in Untreated ALK+ NSCLC Patients Compared to Xalkori

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Genentech’s Alecensa (alectinib) reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 53 percent compared to Xalkori (crizotinib) — the standard of care treatment for advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — concludes the ... Read more

June 1, 2017

Trilaciclib Improves Chemo’s Effectiveness Against Small Cell Lung Cancer, Study Finds

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Adding the CDK4/6 inhibitor trilaciclib to chemotherapy can generate significant benefits for patients with advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial. Trilaciclib preserved blood stem ... Read more

May 30, 2017

FDA Gives Green Light to Zykadia as First-line Therapy for ALK-positive NSCLC

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Norvartis‘ Zykadia (ceritinib) to be used as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are anaplastic ... Read more

May 25, 2017

EU Panel Recommends Approval of Zykadia as First-line Treatment for ALK-Positive NSCLC

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Zykadia (ceritinib) was recommended for approval in Europe by the EMA‘s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) as first-line treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ... Read more

May 23, 2017

Ventilation Holes in Cigarette Filters Have Increased Lung Cancer, Study Reports

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The light cigarettes that the tobacco industry markets as healthier have actually increased lung cancer, according to a study. That’s because the ventilation holes the industry began adding to the ... Read more

May 18, 2017

Phase 3 Trial Shows Promising Results for Imfinzi in Subset of NSCLC Patients

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Patients with locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have not progressed following standard platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may greatly benefit from treatment with the PD-L1 inhibitor ... Read more

May 16, 2017

Alunbrig Shows Promise in Certain Advanced NSCLC Patients with ALK Mutations, Study Reports

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Takeda’s Alunbrig (brigatinib) has shown promise in treating ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who either progressed with — or could not tolerate treatment with — Xalkori (crizotinib). ... Read more

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017

FDA Puts Keytruda on Accelerated Approval Track as Combo Lung Cancer Treatment

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put Merck‘s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) on an accelerated approval track as a combo treatment for metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The accelerated track ... Read more