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Research reveals why many cancers are vulnerable to FDA-approved IDH1 inhibitors

A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions.

9 Jun 2022

USA–Japan Workshop participants present cutting-edge research on biomarkers for early detection of cancer

Successful treatment of cancer frequently depends on early detection. However, many cancers are detected late, often after metastasizing to other sites.

9 Jun 2022

Study: Weight-loss surgery reduces cancer incidence and deaths

Individuals with obesity were at least two times more likely to develop certain types of cancer and 3.5 times more likely to die from from the disease than those who had weight-loss surgery, according to a new study presented here today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting.

7 Jun 2022

Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with greater risk of severe COVID-19

Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater risk of severe COVID-19, new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), finds.

6 Jun 2022

Researchers identify predictive biomarkers to fight against non-small cell lung cancer

In a recent study, researchers at the University of Missouri are identifying new minimally invasive biomarkers to develop a blood test for early detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), one of two main types of lung cancer.

3 Jun 2022

$New combination of drugs increases survival time for some patients with refractory lung cancer$

New combination of drugs increases survival time for some patients with refractory lung cancer

A combination of the drugs ramucirumab and pembrolizumab reduced risk of death by 31% compared with the standard of care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that had progressed on prior immunotherapy.

3 Jun 2022

Study: Nearly 43% of patients with KRAS-mutated lung cancer respond to experimental drug adagrasib

Nearly 43% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose lung cancers harbored a specific KRAS mutation responded to the experimental drug adagrasib, and the targeted agent also showed activity against lesions in the brain that metastasized from the lung tumors, according to results of a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.

3 Jun 2022

Liquid biopsy could better predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients than tumor biopsy

Mount Sinai researchers have validated for the first time that a simple blood test called a liquid biopsy could be a better predictor of whether cancer immunotherapy will be successful for a patient with lung cancer than an invasive tumor biopsy procedure.

3 Jun 2022

Cancer patients have a greater risk for developing diabetes, study says

Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, and the University of Copenhagen.

2 Jun 2022

Dietary supplements can slow progression of age-related macular degeneration, NIH study confirms

The Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and AREDS2) established that dietary supplements can slow progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in older Americans. In a new report, scientists analyzed 10 years of AREDS2 data.

2 Jun 2022

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

Viruses can make animals and humans sick - or healthy: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have succeeded in genetically modifying the herpes simplex virus type 1, which triggers painful cold sores, in such a way that it can be used in the fight against cancer in the future.

1 Jun 2022

First-of-its-kind platform generates antitumor immunity and improves responses to checkpoint inhibitors

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that generates systemic antitumor immunity and improves the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade.

30 May 2022

Adolescent smoking is a transmissible habit, finds UK study

A new preprint paper exposes the risk factors behind the uptake of smoking in adolescence, which is among the factors that best predict adult smoking.

28 May 2022

Case Western Reserve signs license agreement to bring groundbreaking AI for helping cancer patients

When Case Western Reserve University research showed that artificial intelligence (AI) could identify which lung cancer patients would benefit from chemotherapy, a national magazine called the finding one of the "10 Most Incredible Medical Breakthroughs of 2018."

25 May 2022

AI tool helps doctors predict cancer risk in lung nodules seen on chest CT

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool helps doctors predict the cancer risk in lung nodules seen on CT, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

24 May 2022

Studies find breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infections are more likely in cancer and Alzheimer's patients

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and Alzheimer's patients, according to two new studies from researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

23 May 2022

Novel AI algorithm developed for assessing digital pathology data

Digital pathology is an emerging field which deals with mainly microscopy images that are derived from patient biopsies.

23 May 2022

Blood-based biomarker can predict the benefit of immunotherapy to lung cancer patients

A blood-based tumor biomarker can predict the benefit of immunotherapy to patients with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

20 May 2022

Black people continue to bear a higher cancer burden even after steady decline in mortality rates

From 1999 to 2019, rates of cancer deaths declined steadily among Black people in the United States. Nevertheless, in 2019, Black people still had considerably higher rates of cancer death than people in other racial and ethnic groups, a large epidemiologic study has found.

19 May 2022

Researchers examine link between long-term use of blood pressure drugs and breast cancer risk

Curtin University researchers will examine if the long-term use of a popular blood pressure medication increased the risk of breast cancer in almost 200,000 women as part of a new project supported by the Federal Government.

19 May 2022

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

Research reveals why many cancers are vulnerable to FDA-approved IDH1 inhibitors

USA–Japan Workshop participants present cutting-edge research on biomarkers for early detection of cancer

Study: Weight-loss surgery reduces cancer incidence and deaths

Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with greater risk of severe COVID-19

Researchers identify predictive biomarkers to fight against non-small cell lung cancer

New combination of drugs increases survival time for some patients with refractory lung cancer

Study: Nearly 43% of patients with KRAS-mutated lung cancer respond to experimental drug adagrasib

Liquid biopsy could better predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients than tumor biopsy

Cancer patients have a greater risk for developing diabetes, study says

Dietary supplements can slow progression of age-related macular degeneration, NIH study confirms

Genetically modified herpes virus can be used in the fight against cancer

First-of-its-kind platform generates antitumor immunity and improves responses to checkpoint inhibitors

Adolescent smoking is a transmissible habit, finds UK study

Case Western Reserve signs license agreement to bring groundbreaking AI for helping cancer patients

AI tool helps doctors predict cancer risk in lung nodules seen on chest CT

Studies find breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infections are more likely in cancer and Alzheimer's patients

Novel AI algorithm developed for assessing digital pathology data

Blood-based biomarker can predict the benefit of immunotherapy to lung cancer patients

Black people continue to bear a higher cancer burden even after steady decline in mortality rates

Researchers examine link between long-term use of blood pressure drugs and breast cancer risk

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