News tagged with anaplastic lymphoma


Novel test identifies patients most likely to benefit from ALK inhibition therapy

Approximately one in 20 patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has chromosomal aberrations targeting the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. This has considerable implications for treatment because these patients ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Of mice and men

The use of carefully chosen animal models often underlies crucial medical advances. A perfect example is provided by the recent demonstration that a known drug, imatinib, can be used to treat a rare but ...

Cancer created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Phase III trial shows crizotinib superior to single-agent chemotherapy for ALK-positive lung cancer

The results of a new phase III trial show that crizotinib, a targeted therapy, is a more effective treatment than standard chemotherapy for patients with advanced, ALK-positive lung cancer, researchers said at the ESMO 2012 ...

Cancer created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

American Society of Clinical Oncology issues annual report on progress against cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released Clinical Cancer Advances 2011: ASCO's Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer, an independent review of the advances in cancer research that have had the greatest ...

Cancer created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0