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Newly identified biomarker may predict NSCLC patients' treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy

Cutting-edge cancer treatments like immunotherapy are offering new hope for patients, often in combination with more common approaches such as chemotherapy. But determining the best treatment combination isn't always straightforward.

12 May 2023

New CRISPR genome-editing technology helps scientists to explore many cancer-linked mutations

Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development.

11 May 2023

Targeting uncontrolled inflammation may make tumors more responsive to treatment

Van Andel Institute scientists have pinpointed how a specific gene mutation triggers an inflammatory cascade that may drive development of treatment-resistant cancers.

11 May 2023

Research sheds light on the early cellular events that give rise to pancreatic cancer

Discussions of cancer often stress the genetic mutations that drive disease by altering the normal function of cellular proteins.

11 May 2023

PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention

For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world's bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential competitors by building a wall of more than 250 patents around it.

11 May 2023

Study provides important insight into the types of incidental findings during lung cancer screening

When patients receive a low-dose computed tomography screen for lung cancer, doctors can see more than just the lungs.

9 May 2023

Intratumoral bacteria linked with natural purple photosynthetic bacteria show strong anticancer efficacy

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Researchers are constantly looking for new therapies with improved anticancer activity, fewer side effects, and lower costs.

8 May 2023

Early smoking cessation associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis

Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

5 May 2023

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be useful in reducing chronic pain in people undergoing active treatment with a common anti-cancer drug.

From Elekta 27 Apr 2023

ASTRO/ESTRO's clinical guideline offers recommendations on the use of local therapy for oligometastatic NSCLC

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology and European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology provides guidance on the use of definitive local therapy - including radiation and surgery - to treat patients with oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

25 Apr 2023

New approach to CAR T-cell therapy shows promise against small cell lung cancer in preclinical study

A new approach to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy has shown great promise against small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in a preclinical study.

25 Apr 2023

Preclinical study reveals a potential new therapeutic approach to treating common lung cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated in a preclinical study a potential new therapeutic approach to treating the most common form of lung cancer.

20 Apr 2023

Rapamycin and other rapalogs have potential to delay cancer

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on April 14, 2023, entitled, "Cancer prevention with rapamycin."

18 Apr 2023

Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy-based treatment significantly improved lung cancer outcomes

A regimen of pre-surgical immunotherapy and chemotherapy followed by post-surgical immunotherapy significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) and pathologic complete response (pCR) rates compared to chemotherapy alone for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to Phase III trial results presented today by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023.

17 Apr 2023

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

Newly identified biomarker may predict NSCLC patients' treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy

New CRISPR genome-editing technology helps scientists to explore many cancer-linked mutations

Targeting uncontrolled inflammation may make tumors more responsive to treatment

Research sheds light on the early cellular events that give rise to pancreatic cancer

PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention

Study provides important insight into the types of incidental findings during lung cancer screening

Intratumoral bacteria linked with natural purple photosynthetic bacteria show strong anticancer efficacy

Early smoking cessation associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

ASTRO/ESTRO's clinical guideline offers recommendations on the use of local therapy for oligometastatic NSCLC

New approach to CAR T-cell therapy shows promise against small cell lung cancer in preclinical study

Preclinical study reveals a potential new therapeutic approach to treating common lung cancer

Rapamycin and other rapalogs have potential to delay cancer

Pre- and post-surgical immunotherapy-based treatment significantly improved lung cancer outcomes

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A review of the risk factors associated with cancer evolution

Changes to tumor DNA can help predict cancer's next move

Cedars-Sinai Cancer collaborates on a streamlined clinical trial design in Pragmatica-Lung Study

Pragmatica-Lung Study aims to increase accessibility to cancer clinical trials

For uninsured people with cancer, securing care can be like spinning a roulette wheel

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