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New experimental drug shrank the lung cancer’s tumor in 90% of patients

Posted on June 11, 2010June 7, 2010 by News Health

An extremely promising experimental drug, called crizotinib for lung cancer patients with a specific gene has shrunk tumors in 90% of patients in a clinical study within two months, researchers from Pfizer. Inc. said. With expectations of just a 10% response rate to this new medication – which would have been good news anyway –… Continue reading

New blood test for fighting against lung cancer

Posted on May 16, 2010May 12, 2010 by News Health

A new blood test could increase the success of a popular lung cancer drug called erlotinib by allowing doctors select which patients will react positively to the drug. Currently, patients with non-small cell lung cancer receive erlotinib after chemotherapy and other drugs have failed. But erlotinib will only shrink the tumour about 10 per cent… Continue reading

New way for discovery of lung cancer in smokers

Posted on April 11, 2010April 9, 2010 by News Health

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with investigators at the University of Utah, have discovered a new approach for identifying smokers at the highest risk for developing lung cancer. The findings, which appear in the April 7th issue of Science Translational Medicine, will allow the researchers to use a genomic approach… Continue reading

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