S. Korean Scientists Use Alternative Drug For Lung Cancer Patients
Jun-28-2007
SEOUL -- A team of South Korean scientists said Monday that patients whose lung cancer resists the well-known medication Iressa can be treated with another drug, Tarceva. The team, led by Kim Joo-hang, an professor at Yonsei University, found that Tarceva has a 26.8 per cent success rate in stopping the metastasis of cancer. The study was conducted on twenty-one non-small cell lung cancer patients who were unresponsive to Iressa. Tarceva, an anti-cancer drug, is manufactured by San Francisco-based Genentech, Inc. Iressa, the drug used more commonly to treat lung cancer, is made by AstraZeneca PLC., and inhibits an enzyme that appears to be important to the growth of cancer cells. The drug was introduced...
Carolyn Eaches
Jun-28-2007
- Carolyn Fisher Eaches, 62, of Coshocton, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at Memorial Hospital's Extended Care Facility, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Targeted, Oral Agent Enzastaurin Shows Favorable Results In Late-Stage Lung Cancer
Jun-10-2007
Enzastaurin, an investigational targeted, oral agent under development by Eli Lilly and Company, showed encouraging results in treating patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to data presented today at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). [click link for full article]
Bon Jovi Guitarist Richie Sambora Checks Into Rehab
Jun-10-2007
Sambora, whose father died of complications from lung cancer earlier this year, checked into the facility Wednesday....
This Week's Testimony: Terri's Healing
Jun-10-2007
Just after losing her mother to cancer, Terri was diagnosed with a terminal form of lung cancer. In the midst of exhausting treatments, Terri decided it was time to bring...
6,133,200 Reasons I'm Scared
Jun-10-2007
I inhaled a lot of smoke before quitting cigarettes 14 years ago. My risk for lung cancer has dropped, but breakthrough work on CT scans could detect it early if it ever does develop.
Donna Orte
Jun-16-2007
Donna Belle Orte, 73, Clarion, died June 11, 2007 at Wright Medical Center Hospice Unit following a battle with lung cancer.
Japanese, U.S. Lung Cancer Victims Studied
Jun-06-2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A U.S. study has determined why lung cancer drugs work better in Japanese patients than they do in U.S. lung cancer patients. A groundbreaking 2006 international study found a group of Japanese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer survived longer -- and had a higher rate of side effects -- than U.S. patients with the same diagnosis, when both groups were given two well-known drugs for the disease. Now, a U.S. follow-up study suggests the reasons appear to lie in subtle variations in certain genes that govern how the body metabolizes chemotherapy drugs. The discovery that Japanese and U.S. patients, matched in age, gender and other respects, had differences in key metabolism-related g...
GSK announces launch of largest ever Phase III trial in lung cancer treatment
Jun-04-2007
GlaxoSmithKline today announced final results of a Phase II clinical trial of its investigational Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic MAGE-A3 in non small cell lung cancer. Final trial analysis showed a 27 percent reduction in the relative risk of cancer recurrence following surgery, compared to placebo. GSK also announced today the launch of a Phase III efficacy and safety trial for this novel cancer immunotherapy; the largest clinical trial ever conducted in lung cancer treatment.
Perceptronix Medical Inc.: Perceptronix Launches LungSign.Com: Providing Exciting Information on Innovative Technology That Brings New Hope to Those at Risk for Lung Cancer
Jun-07-2007
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Perceptronix Medical Inc. ("Perceptronix"), a private biotechnology company focused on detecting cancer at early stages, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, www.lungsign.com. LungSign.com is designed to be a primary resource for patients and healthcare providers interested in the early detection of lung cancer.
New Biomarkers Classify Outcomes of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
Jun-07-2007
Title: New Biomarkers Classify Outcomes of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
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Created: 6/8/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Advanced Lung Cancer Reduces Brain Metastases
Jun-06-2007
This intervention also improved overall survival and should now become standard practice in patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer, say the researchers.
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Elderly women fare better with lung cancer
Jun-04-2007
"If oestrogen levels interact with the efficacy of certain chemotherapy drugs or some other, as-yet-undefined factor, we can utilise this knowledge to design new therapies"
OLDER women with lung cancer live longer than men the same age, US researchers reported overnight, and said their finding suggests oestrogen might affect chemotherapy.
Noel M. Francese, devoted son, husband, father and grandfather
Jun-03-2007
WARREN -- Noel M. Francese, 69, departed this life Friday at Overlook Hospital in after a courageous four-year battle with lung cancer.
Cancer Care Revolution
Jun-03-2007
In this photo illustration, a cat scan taken February 2007 of Sara Schneider's metastized stage IV non-small cell lung cancer has been digitally placed over her portrait.
John C. Reid
Jun-04-2007
GERALDINE - Former Geraldine resident John C. Reid, 66, of Palmer, Alaska, an Army veteran, died of complications from lung cancer April 20 at a Palmer hospital.
A.W. Butch Husted
Jun-07-2007
A. W. Butch Husted, a graduate of Redlands High School, died of lung cancer June 1 while traveling in Pryor, Okla.
Noel M. Francese, devoted son, husband, father and grandfather
Jun-03-2007
-- Noel M. Francese, 69, departed this life Friday at Overlook Hospital in Summit after a courageous four-year battle with lung cancer.
Noel M. Francese, devoted son, husband, father and grandfather
Jun-03-2007
-- Noel M. Francese, 69, departed this life Friday at Overlook Hospital in after a courageous four-year battle with lung cancer.
John C. Reid
Jun-03-2007
- Former Geraldine resident John C. Reid, 66, of Palmer, Alaska, an Army veteran, died of complications from lung cancer April 20 at a Palmer hospital.
Radiation to the Head Limits Spread of Lung Cancer
Jun-02-2007
Dutch doctors are reporting that a week or two of radiation to the head helped keep a very deadly form of lung cancer from spreading to the brain, improving survival for some people who have had little hope of successful treatment until now.
Joyce Sandrin
Jun-01-2007
Joyce Sandrin, 75, formerly of , died on May 21, 2007, at her daughter Jean's home after a brief struggle with lung cancer.