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August 1, 2014August 30, 2014

Combining Treatment Benefits Lung Cancer Patients With Resistance to Anticancer Therapies

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Combining afatinib and cetuximab produced positive clinical responses in lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations that had developed resistance to EGFR inhibitors erlotinib and gefitinib. These ... Read more

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014

Visceral Pleural Invasion Predicts Outcome of Pure-Solid, Not Part-Solid, Lung Tumors

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Research conducted in the laboratory of Kenji Suzuki, MD, at Juntendo University School of Medicine in Tokyo, is helping to increase the prognostic power for lung cancer. In an article ... Read more

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014

Scientists Find New Gene Mutations Present In Three Quarters Of Common Types Of Lung Cancer

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A research team recently identified a small group of genes related to tumor growth present in three-quarters of the most common types of lung cancer that can help to develop ... Read more

July 29, 2014July 30, 2014

False Positives For Lung Cancer With CT Screening Don’t Raise Anxiety Levels In Patients, Study Suggests

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s recommendation of conducting computerized tomography (CT) screening in people at high risk of developing cancer, even though the practice leads to a relevant number of ... Read more

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014

Lung Cancer and Melanoma Organizations Join Forces to Fund Research on Brain Metastases

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The LUNGevity Foundation, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, and the Melanoma Research Alliance have established a partnership to co-fund a new, innovative research project on PD-1 inhibitor treatment options for both ... Read more

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014

Batu Biologicals Announced its ValloVax Immunotherapeutic For Lung Cancer

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Batu Biologicals recently announced its flagship product ValloVax™, a novel cancer vaccine that trains the immune system to selectively kill blood vessels that are feeding tumors. Batu Biologicals is an ... Read more

July 23, 2014

New Research Reveals AZD3965 Therapy May Be Viable For Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Scientists from the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, based at The University of Manchester, and part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre, have tested a new drug with the potential ... Read more

July 21, 2014July 22, 2014

Tumor Suppressor LKB1 Associated With Cancer Spread, New Study Suggests

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The serine-threonine kinase LKB1 is a tumor suppressor whose loss is associated with increased movement of cancer from the lungs to other parts of the body, a study published in ... Read more