Post Views: 222 The FDA has approved nivolumab plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the neoadjuvant setting. Nivolumab is the first immune checkpoint inhibitor to get approval…
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Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
Post Views: 240 There are two predominant types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. NSCLC accounts for about 80% to 85% of all lung cancers. Adenocarcinoma…
Lung Cancer Screening in Non-Smoker Women in Taiwan Associated with Overdiagnosis
Post Views: 171 A new study based on data from a National Cancer Registry in Taiwan has found that lung cancer screening may lead to overdiagnosis at the population level. The United…
Sugemalimab with Chemo Demonstrates Improvement in NSCLC Survival Rates
Post Views: 184 In the year 2020, an estimate of 2.2 million people has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and is among leading cause…
NICE Approves Combination Therapy for Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Post Views: 198 There are mainly two different groups of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. These groups can further be split into more groups depending on…
All About Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Post Views: 803 The leading cause behind cancer related deaths is lung cancer and most of the lung cancer cases are of non-small cell lung cancer type. NSCLC occurs in about 80%…
Study: Proteomic Test to Identify ICI Response among Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Post Views: 217 Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in USA and new studies continue to conduct to help patients in successfully recovering from the disease. According…
US FDA Approves Roche’s Tecentriq as Adjuvant Treatment for Early NSCLC
Post Views: 196 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche’s Tecentriq or atezolizumab as adjuvant treatment for patients with Stage II-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express…
Lung Cancer Treatment May Impact Daily Function in Elderly Patients
Post Views: 417 According to the new research published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, older adults with lung cancer may experience decline in life-space mobility during lung cancer treatment. The…
Takeda’s Exkivity Approved by FDA for Rare form of Lung Cancer
Post Views: 254 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. becomes the first one to get FDA approval for an oral drug targeted against rare form of non-small cell lung cancer. FDA has approved Exkivity…
Palliative Care and Lung Cancer
Post Views: 249 The deadly disease of lung cancer occurs when the cells in lung grow uncontrollably and form a mass called as tumor. This lung cancer can begin anywhere in the…
Study: Lung Cancer Patients Can Be Screened For MET Oncogene
Post Views: 259 The researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have conducted a research and their findings are published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of American Association for Cancer Research. Their research…