Discover how precision lung cancer care tackles gene fusions, new HER2/ROS1/ALK drugs, expanded screening, and liquid ...
Suchan still needed chemotherapy and radiation, but Salgia credits Rybrevant for shrinking her tumors 60 to 70%. It specifically targets her cancer cells and revs up the immune system. For a year and ...
As a nonsmoker lung cancer hasn't been a concern of mine, but I recently heard it can affect people who have never smoked. If ...
The trust that runs the major hospitals in Shropshire is taking part in a new lung cancer study to find alternative ...
Abenacianine, a fluorescent imaging agent, received FDA fast track status for enhancing tumor visualization during lung cancer surgery, showing safety and efficacy in phase 2 trials. Alecensa ...
A targeted therapy called sevabertinib has been approved for patients with non-small cell lung cancer that carries an activating mutation in the HER2 gene.
As is often the case with cancer treatments, many patients are able to benefit from therapy for a time. Tumor activity ...
Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, ...
Cancer survival might depend on what time of day you get your treatment, a new study says. Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer, ...
Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that harnesses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. It helps the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells, which can sometimes be hidden from the body’s ...
Modelling indicates that over a 20-year period, a national screening programme could detect around 9,000 lung cancers and potentially save more than 6,000 lives – an estimated 300 lives each year.