Scientists identify Achilles heel of lung cancer protein
Researchers have shown for the first time that a crucial interface in a protein that drives cancer growth could act as a target for more effective treatments.
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Neoplasms: News and Research on Lung Neoplasms
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Scientists unravel mystery of drug response in small cell lung cancer
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive tumor of the lung that occurs especially in heavy smokers. Due to the rapid spread of this tumor type, most patients can only be treated with chemotherapy with remarkable ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Study explores impact of dust on London Underground staff
Researchers have carried out the largest study to date on the potential health impacts of airborne dust on the London Underground.
Mar 13, 2024
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Setting realistic expectations for recovery after robotic lung surgery
Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam Dyas, M.D., set out ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Lung cancer treatment shows promise in tumor models
A molecule has demonstrated its ability to kill tumor cells and incite an immune response in preclinical models of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. The findings, published ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations
Tumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different genes, and each of those genes may be mutated in different ways—some mutations simply replace one DNA nucleotide with another, while others insert or delete larger sections ...
Mar 12, 2024
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PD-L1 expression guidance on sintilimab vs. pembrolizumab with/without chemotherapy in untreated patients
A study published in the journal Science Bulletin was led by Yi-Long Wu (Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Chinese Thoracic Oncology Group (CTONG)).
Mar 5, 2024
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Using sacituzumab govitecan plus platinum-based chemotherapy in breast, bladder, and lung carcinomas
A new research paper titled "Sacituzumab govitecan plus platinum-based chemotherapy mediates significant antitumor effects in triple-negative breast, urinary bladder, and small-cell lung carcinomas" has been published in ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups
Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. But the link between epigenetics (the study of mechanisms that impact gene expression) ...
Mar 1, 2024
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Study unravels the earliest cellular genesis of lung adenocarcinoma
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center built a new atlas of lung cells, uncovering new cellular pathways and precursors in the development of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. ...
Feb 28, 2024
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