Lung tumors called adenocarcinomas sometimes respond to initially effective treatments by transforming into a much more aggressive small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that spreads rapidly and has few options for treatment. Researchers ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein called UCHL1 in highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas and neuroblastoma that could potentially be used as a molecular ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Physicians at the University of Chicago Medicine are increasing their use of liquid biopsies, an emerging technology that detects signs of cancerous tumors with a simple blood test rather than an invasive needle procedure.
Jan 25, 2024
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A new case report titled "Lazarus effect in a patient initially empirically treated with osimertinib for EGFR L858R mutant non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal disease: a case report" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jan 24, 2024
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A new study has found that patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of low-dose radiation and immunotherapy had higher progression-free survival compared to patients who received immunotherapy ...
Jan 16, 2024
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A new study led by researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that using high doses of radiation while integrating an ablative radiotherapy technique called stereotactic ablative radiotherapy ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Lung cancer accounts for nearly 20% of annual cancer-related deaths worldwide. According to 2022 statistics from the Swiss Cancer League, nearly 5,000 new cases of lung cancer are reported in Switzerland each year. Over the ...
Jan 8, 2024
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A phase III LIBRETTO-431 multicenter study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of selpercatinib compared to control treatment, which consisted of platinum-based chemotherapy associated or not with pembrolizumab (immune ...
Jan 5, 2024
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A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine has revealed a significant increase in patients starting immunotherapy within one month of death. Using a national clinical database, the researchers ...
Jan 4, 2024
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A novel PET imaging tracer has been proven to safely and effectively detect a common cancer gene mutation that is an important molecular marker for tumor-targeted therapy. By identifying this mutation early, physicians can ...
Dec 20, 2023
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