17 Nov 08 Bone Marrow Toxicity In Advanced Lung Cancer May Be Reduced By Proton Therapy And Concurrent Chemotherapy
Patients treated for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who receive chemotherapy and proton beam therapy have fewer instances of bone marrow toxicity than patients who receive the standard treatment of intensity-modulated radiation (IMRT) and concurrent chemotherapy, according to researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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09 Nov 08 Study Showed Tarceva Improved Progression-Free Survival As A First-Line Maintenance Therapy For Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) and OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIP) today announced that a global Phase III study (SATURN) met its primary endpoint and showed Tarceva® (erlotinib) significantly extended the time patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lived without their cancer getting worse when given immediately following initial treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy, compared to placebo.
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05 Nov 08 Scientists find genes that lift lung cancer risk (Reuters)
Reuters - An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday.
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Tags: Cancer Research, Genes, Genetic Variations, International Research Team, Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Risk, Reuters, Scientists
05 Nov 08 Gene trawl throws up new culprits in lung cancer (AFP)
AFP - Scientists in the United States have identified 26 genes whose mutation plays a role in the commonest form of lung cancer, including genes that may be receptive to novel drugs or existing treatments used to tackle other tumours.
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05 Nov 08 Researchers Find More Genes Linked to Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have
identified 26 genes associated with the most common type of lung cancer,
adenocarcinoma — more than doubling the number of genes known to play a
role in the deadly disease.
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Tags: Adenocarcinoma, Deadly Disease, Genes, Healthday News Researchers, Lung Cancer, Type Of Lung Cancer
05 Nov 08 Scientists find 26 genes promoting lung cancer (AP)
AP - In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer.
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05 Nov 08 Scientists find genes that lift lung cancer risk (Reuters)
Reuters - An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday.
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20 Oct 08 Red Wine Can Reduce Lung Cancer Risks
Red Wine Can Reduce Lung Cancer Risks
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15 Oct 08 Yale Scientists Identify Genetic Marker To Predict Lung Cancer Risk
Yale Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic biomarker that may help to determine why some people are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Research, could help identify smokers who should be carefully screened for lung cancer.
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14 Oct 08 Scientists ID Virus That Infects Cancer Cells (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) — New details about the
structure of a virus that can infect lung cancer cells have been uncovered
by researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California.
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14 Oct 08 Study: Drinking Red Wine May Prevent Lung Cancer
Drinking red wine not only reduces your risk for cardiovascular disease, but it may also reduce your risk for lung cancer especially if you are a current or ex-smoker, Reuters reported Thursday.
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13 Oct 08 Study: Drinking Red Wine May Prevent Lung Cancer
Drinking red wine not only reduces your risk for cardiovascular disease, but it may also reduce your risk for lung cancer especially if you are a current or ex-smoker, Reuters reported Thursday.
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11 Oct 08 Red wine may ward off lung cancer: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates.
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10 Oct 08 Lung cancer in non-smokers a separate disease (Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a history of smoking. Other disease characteristics are different as well between the two populations.
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10 Oct 08 Lung cancer in non-smokers a separate disease (Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a history of smoking. Other disease characteristics are different as well between the two populations.
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10 Oct 08 Lung cancer in non-smokers a separate disease (Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a history of smoking. Other disease characteristics are different as well between the two populations.
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09 Oct 08 Red wine may ward off lung cancer: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates.
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07 Oct 08 Study Suggests Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — Men who drink a moderate amount of
red wine may lower their risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke,
researchers report.
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07 Oct 08 Study Suggests Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — Men who drink a moderate amount of
red wine may lower their risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke,
researchers report.
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06 Oct 08 Topline Results From Phase III Study Evaluating The Combination Of Avastin And Tarceva As 2nd-Line Treatment For Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) and OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIP) today announced that a randomized Phase III study (BeTa Lung) evaluating Avastin® (bevacizumab) in combination with Tarceva® (erlotinib) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease had progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy did not meet its primary endpoint of improving overall survival compared to Tarceva in combination with placebo.
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