The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Pembrolizumab for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer). This approval has been based on the…
Tag: Treatment of Lung Cancer
Columbia Biomedical Engineers Develop New Bacterial Therapy for Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly types of cancers in the United States as well as around the world. As most of the therapies have been ineffective, this leaves patients…
Study Shows Alarming Rise in Lung Cancer Cases among non-smokers, Youth and Women
A study has been conducted by team of doctors from Medanta Gurugram, India that suggests possible increase in non-smokers and women lung cancer cases. Dr. Arvind Kumar and his team studied 304…
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Theme is “A Breath of Prevention”
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly diseases that affects both men and women all around the world. It is the second common type of cancer. It is responsible for taking…
US FDA Approves Imfinzi and Imjudo with Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in combination with Imjudo plus platinum-based chemotherapy has been approved for treatment of patients with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The approval has been made by the Food…
Experimental Drug Treatment Stops Lung Cancer in Mice
Small cell lung cancer is one of the deadly diseases and now scientists may have promising new avenue as they have been able to effectively stop the growth of small cell lung…
FDA Grants Approval to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2 Lung Cancer
Lung cancer patients now have another treatment option. For those tumors carrying HER2 mutations, can now be treated with trastuzumab deruxtecan. This drug is already approved for use in HER2-positive breast cancer…
Lung Cancer Treatment Side Effects Prevented with Genetic Discovery
Lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancers prevalent globally. Immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most effective ways to control this disease. But, it causes several side effects…