Lung Cancer

November 7, 2016November 10, 2016

Scientists Find that Smoking a Pack a Day Causes About 150 Mutations in Lung Cells per Year

Lung Cancer, News

Scientists have uncovered the genomic mutations and DNA methylation patterns likely caused by tobacco smoke in 17 types of cancerous tumors. DNA methylation is a mechanism used by cells to control gene ... Read more

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016

Former NFL Linebacker Kicks Off 3rd Annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge

Lung Cancer, News

Former NFL linebacker Chris Draft is launching Team Draft’s third annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge this month. November is traditionally Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Team Draft was founded by ... Read more

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016

FDA Approves Tecentriq Immunotherapy for Specific Type of Advanced Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer, News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) as a treatment for people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The drug is specifically indicated for NSCLC patients whose ... Read more

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016

NICE Acts to Make Tagrisso Available to Patients in UK with Agressive Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer, News

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a final draft guidance recommending Tagrisso (osimertinib) be made available within the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales to treat a particularly aggressive form ... Read more

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016

American Lung Association ‘Freedom from Smoking’ Videos to Air at 25,000 Clinics

Asthma, COPD, Lung Cancer, News

ContextMedia:Health and the American Lung Association (ALA) partnered to deliver lung health information through original video content, presenting the “Freedom from Smoking” online cessation program. ContextMedia:Health is a provider of digital solutions at ... Read more

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016

Inventiva Receives €2.3 Million to Support YAP/TEAD Protein Research Program

Lung Cancer, News

Inventiva has been awarded two grants totaling €2.3 million ($2.58 million) to further its YAP/TEAD protein research program, which focuses on developing molecules with the potential to treat severe forms of lung, ... Read more

September 23, 2016September 23, 2016

Genentech’s Tecentriq Seen to Significantly Increase Survival in Patients with Specific Type of Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer, News

Genentech recently announced positive results for its cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab) being tested in the Phase 3 clinical trial OAK (NCT02008227). Tecentriq is a monoclonal antibody designed to bind to an immune checkpoint protein ... Read more

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Potential Treatment for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers Before FDA for Approval

Lung Cancer, News

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals announced that it has completed the New Drug Application for brigatinib it filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking market approval to use the treatment in patients with metastatic ... Read more

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016

Lung Cancer Type and Severity Better Seen by Computers Than Pathologists, Study Reports

Lung Cancer, News

Computer analysis of slides containing lung cancer tissue samples increases the accuracy of tumor classification and patient prognoses, according to a new study conducted at Stanford University School Of Medicine in ... Read more

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016

Therapeutic Targets for Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified by UT Southwestern Medical Center Researchers

Lung Cancer, News

A team of researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center identified the protein ASCL1 as critical for the development of small cell lung cancer (SCLC); the team also found that the absence of ASCL1 in the lungs ... Read more