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New framework allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes inside cancer cells

One of the biggest challenges to the development of medical treatments for cancer is the fact that there is no single kind of cancer.

28 Sep 2020

Owlstone Medical releases positive study results on use of breath biopsy for better liver disease diagnosis

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the results of a patient study that successfully demonstrates the use of exhaled limonene as a breath biomarker to measure liver function and stage liver disease.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 23 Sep 2020

Sotorasib phase 1 trial shows encouraging anti-cancer activity in lung, colorectal cancers

A phase 1 clinical trial of sotorasib (AMG 510) in patients with heavily pretreated advanced solid tumors shows encouraging anti-cancer activity, especially in lung and colorectal cancers, reports a new study led by City of Hope and other renowned comprehensive cancer centers.

22 Sep 2020

Targeted therapy improves disease-free survival in patients with early-stage NSCLC

According to updated findings led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center, treatment with the targeted therapy osimertinib following surgery continues to significantly improve disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations.

21 Sep 2020

Post-operative radiotherapy in NSCLC shows no statistically difference in 3-year disease-free survival

Post-operative radiotherapy (PORT) used in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following complete resection and after (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy shows no statistically significant difference in 3-year disease-free survival (DFS), according to data presented at ESMO 2020.

21 Sep 2020

KRASG12C inhibitor sotorasib shows durable clinical benefits for solid cancers

In a Phase I clinical trial for patients with advanced solid cancers marked by KRAS G12C mutations, the KRASG12C inhibitor sotorasib (AMG 510) resulted in manageable toxicities and durable clinical benefits.

21 Sep 2020

Study finds wide variation in levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common cancer drug

When used to manage infections, the drug itraconazole is generally given at a single, fixed dose to all patients.

17 Sep 2020

PET/MRI reduces radiation exposure, improves lesion detectability in select cancers

A single-center observational study of more than 1,000 oncological examinations has demonstrated that positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) facilitates cancer staging as well as PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) and improves lesion detectability in select cancers, potentially helping to promote fast, efficient local and whole-body staging in one step.

17 Sep 2020

Combined use of three drugs linked with lower lung cancer incidence and mortality

Combined use of aspirin, statins, and metformin is associated with decreased lung cancer incidence and mortality, according to a study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

17 Sep 2020

Changes in risk perception and protective behavior during coronavirus pandemic

In the first week of the coronavirus pandemic, people living in the United States underestimated their chances of catching the virus, or of getting seriously ill from the virus, according to a recently published Caltech-led study.

16 Sep 2020

Tobacco smoking linked to worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery

Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes if they are smokers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Keck Medicine of USC.

15 Sep 2020

UofL receives $11.5 million to accelerate the development of new immunotherapies

Cancer remains one of the most difficult and deadly challenges in human health, affecting Kentuckians at a higher rate than residents of any other state and killing more than 600,000 people each year in the U.S. alone.

14 Sep 2020

Study: Cigarette smoking is linked to worse outcomes in patients treated for bladder cancer

Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes if they are smokers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Keck Medicine of USC. The study appeared in The Journal of Urology.

14 Sep 2020

Validation of AI tools for cancer immunotherapy may be a step closer

For Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools being developed at Case Western Reserve University to have impact in the fight against cancer, they're going to have to be validated in rigorous human clinical trials.

10 Sep 2020

Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions have higher risks for COVID-19

What do vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes have in common? They all are at higher risk for COVID-19.

10 Sep 2020

Novel drug could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

The Sheffield researchers founded the spin-out Modulus Oncology with a team of experienced biotech entrepreneurs to fast-track the drug into clinical testing within two years.

9 Sep 2020

New drug can enhance life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

A new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers, such as pancreatic cancer and relapsed breast cancer, has been invented by scientists at the University of Sheffield.

9 Sep 2020

Targeted therapy can provide benefits to lung cancer patients with specific gene mutations

A targeted therapy called capmatinib can provide significant benefits to patients who have advanced lung cancer with specific gene mutations, according to recently published results from a phase two clinical trial.

8 Sep 2020

Suppressing tumor's growth and spread from the inside

A new technology that allows researchers to peer inside malignant tumors shows that two experimental drugs can normalize aberrant blood vessels, oxygenation, and other aspects of the tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer, helping to suppress the tumor's growth and spread, UT Southwestern researchers report.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers identify a pattern in cancer’s chromosomal chaos

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the UCL Cancer Institute have identified how different cancers go through some of the same genetic mutations at the same point in their evolution.

3 Sep 2020

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

New framework allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes inside cancer cells

Owlstone Medical releases positive study results on use of breath biopsy for better liver disease diagnosis

Sotorasib phase 1 trial shows encouraging anti-cancer activity in lung, colorectal cancers

Targeted therapy improves disease-free survival in patients with early-stage NSCLC

Post-operative radiotherapy in NSCLC shows no statistically difference in 3-year disease-free survival

KRASG12C inhibitor sotorasib shows durable clinical benefits for solid cancers

Study finds wide variation in levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common cancer drug

PET/MRI reduces radiation exposure, improves lesion detectability in select cancers

Combined use of three drugs linked with lower lung cancer incidence and mortality

Changes in risk perception and protective behavior during coronavirus pandemic

Tobacco smoking linked to worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery

UofL receives $11.5 million to accelerate the development of new immunotherapies

Study: Cigarette smoking is linked to worse outcomes in patients treated for bladder cancer

Validation of AI tools for cancer immunotherapy may be a step closer

Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions have higher risks for COVID-19

Novel drug could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

New drug can enhance life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers

Targeted therapy can provide benefits to lung cancer patients with specific gene mutations

Suppressing tumor's growth and spread from the inside

Researchers identify a pattern in cancer’s chromosomal chaos

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