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Combining Targeted Therapy Drugs May Treat Previously Resistant Tumors
November 30, 2008 — Cancer researchers have discovered a potential treatment for a group of tumors that have resisted previous targeted therapy approaches. They found that blocking 2 cell signaling pathways leads to a ... > full story -
Iressa Proves Just As Effective As Chemotherapy For Lung Cancer
November 20, 2008 — Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease ... > full story -
Broccoli May Lower Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers
November 18, 2008 — The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to new ... > full story -
Why Only Some Former Smokers Develop Lung Cancer
November 17, 2008 — Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle ... > full story -
Proton Therapy And Concurrent Chemotherapy May Reduce Bone Marrow Toxicity In Advanced Lung Cancer
November 13, 2008 — Patients treated for locally advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer who receive chemotherapy and proton beam therapy have fewer instances of bone marrow toxicity than patients who receive the standard ... > full story -
Novel Four-Drug Combination Proves Safe For Lung Cancer Treatment
November 13, 2008 — The four-drug combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel, with the targeted therapies bevacizumab and cetuximab, is safe and may improve survival for patients with advanced lung cancer, according to a ... > full story -
Differing Genetic Makeup Of Lung Cancer In African-American Patients Shown
November 13, 2008 — The tumors of African-American non-small cell lung cancer patients are more likely to carry a higher number of copies of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene and fewer mutations of EGFR itself ... > full story -
Chemotherapy Plus Targeted Therapies Shows Improved Survival In Advance-Stage Lung Cancer Patients
November 13, 2008 — The combination of traditional chemotherapy agents with targeted therapies called monoclonal antibodies showed no safety concerns and improved survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung ... > full story -
Advanced Lung Cancer Patients See Improved, Progression-Free Survival
November 13, 2008 — Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed following chemotherapy have a higher rate of tumor shrinkage and a longer interval before cancer progression when ... > full story -
Tissue Analyses Indicate Survival Benefits For Some Lung Cancer Patients
November 13, 2008 — Taking small tissue samples from patients with lung cancer and examining them under a microscope, a procedure called histology, is now being utilized to better tailor the chemotherapy treatments to ... > full story
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