Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

Forbius receives $18.75 million grant from CPRIT for Phase 2a development of AVID100

Forbius announced today that it has been awarded a Product Development grant totaling $18.75 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

25 Aug 2018

Smoking has increased enormously among the youngest

"Since 1970, campaigns against smoking seem to have been largely successful, but the message has not been able to reach the youngest ages," says professor Cecilie Svanes at Centre for International Health at The University of Bergen.

24 Aug 2018

IASLC presents 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Toronto

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer presents the IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer on September 23-26, 2018, in Toronto, Canada.

23 Aug 2018

Engineers create artificial intelligence system to detect tiny specks of tumors

Doctors may soon have help in the fight against cancer thanks to the University of Central Florida's Computer Vision Research Center.

22 Aug 2018

Discovery could lead to new targeted treatment for people with lung cancer

Scientists have identified a key molecular player in a subtype of lung cancer which could lead to a new way to tackle the disease, according to research published in Nature Communications.

22 Aug 2018

FDA approves Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for expanded use in urothelial carcinoma

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for expanded use in urothelial carcinoma.

22 Aug 2018

Gene therapy with telomerase does not increase cancer risk, study shows

Negative results and findings in science are perhaps less newsworthy, but they are no less important. Particularly when, as in this case, they demonstrate that a possible new therapeutic pathway against idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other diseases associated to short telomeres is in fact safe.

21 Aug 2018

Scientists identify pathways that reveal insights into mechanism of lung cancer etiology

Lung cancer is the leading cause of preventable cancer death. A disease of complex origin, lung cancer is usually considered to result from effects of smoking and from multiple genetic variants.

17 Aug 2018

New model of genetically engineered immune cells may help fight solid tumors

Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced that they have built a new model of genetically engineered immune cells in mice that may allow them to fight solid tumors.

15 Aug 2018

Immunovia's new blood-based testing platform accurately detects non-small cell lung cancer

Immunovia AB announced today that in a new collaborative study with a major global pharma company, Immunovia ́s innovative blood-based testing platform, IMMray could differentiate healthy controls from non-small cell lung cancer samples with a 95 % accuracy.

14 Aug 2018

Study finds quality of doctor-patient discussions about lung cancer screening to be 'poor'

Although national guidelines advise doctors to discuss the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with high-risk patients because of a high rate of false positives and other factors, those conversations aren't happening the way they should be, according to a study by researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

14 Aug 2018

Palliative care associated with reduced risk of suicide in veterans with lung cancer

Results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, reveal palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer.

10 Aug 2018

Study finds false negatives in common tests used to determine ROS1 status in lung cancer

Drugs like crizotinib are used to treat patients with ROS1-positive lung cancer. But which patients are ROS1-positive? A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows that common laboratory tests used to determine ROS1 status all have inherent limitations that can lead to false-negative results.

9 Aug 2018

Cancer cells release biological 'drones' to assist in the fight against immune system

Cancer cells are more than a lump of cells growing out of control; they participate in active combat with the immune system for their own survival. Being able to evade the immune system is a hallmark of cancer.

9 Aug 2018

Inhibition of NOVA1 gene helps prevent growth of lung cancer tumors

Researchers have identified a gene that when inhibited or reduced, in turn, reduced or prevented human non-small cell lung cancer tumors from growing.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers use PET tracer to identify ER expression differences in metastatic breast cancer patients

In metastatic breast cancer, prognosis and treatment is largely influenced by estrogen receptor expression of the metastases.

7 Aug 2018

Blood-based test accurately identifies lung cancer patients who could benefit from immunotherapies

Researchers at UC Davis, Genentech and Foundation Medicine are the first to show that a blood-based test to assess tumor mutational burden accurately identifies non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who could benefit from immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors.

7 Aug 2018

ERS collaborates with 3D Systems to provide simulation equipment for EBUS training centers

The European Respiratory Society and 3D Systems have signed a collaboration agreement to provide simulation equipment and event services for training centers for use in the ERS Endobronchial Ultrasound Certified Training Program.

3 Aug 2018

Lung cancer screening guidelines may be insufficient for people in minority communities

Data from a lung cancer screening program at the University of Illinois at Chicago provides evidence that national lung cancer screening guidelines, which were developed based on the National Lung Screening Trial, or NLST, in 2011 and recommend screening based on age and smoking history, may be insufficient for individuals in underrepresented communities.

3 Aug 2018

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore has developed a novel peptide drug called FFW that could potentially stop the development of hepatocellular carcinoma or primary liver cancer.

2 Aug 2018

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

Forbius receives $18.75 million grant from CPRIT for Phase 2a development of AVID100

Smoking has increased enormously among the youngest

IASLC presents 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Toronto

Engineers create artificial intelligence system to detect tiny specks of tumors

Discovery could lead to new targeted treatment for people with lung cancer

FDA approves Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx assay for expanded use in urothelial carcinoma

Gene therapy with telomerase does not increase cancer risk, study shows

Scientists identify pathways that reveal insights into mechanism of lung cancer etiology

New model of genetically engineered immune cells may help fight solid tumors

Immunovia's new blood-based testing platform accurately detects non-small cell lung cancer

Study finds quality of doctor-patient discussions about lung cancer screening to be 'poor'

Palliative care associated with reduced risk of suicide in veterans with lung cancer

Study finds false negatives in common tests used to determine ROS1 status in lung cancer

Cancer cells release biological 'drones' to assist in the fight against immune system

Inhibition of NOVA1 gene helps prevent growth of lung cancer tumors

Researchers use PET tracer to identify ER expression differences in metastatic breast cancer patients

Blood-based test accurately identifies lung cancer patients who could benefit from immunotherapies

ERS collaborates with 3D Systems to provide simulation equipment for EBUS training centers

Lung cancer screening guidelines may be insufficient for people in minority communities

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

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