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
Dec 12, 2012 |
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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
Oct 15, 2012 |
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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
Sep 30, 2012 |
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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
Dec 05, 2011 |
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