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Brigatinib for ALK-positive crizotinib resistant non-small cell lung cancer

Dong-Wan Kim scholars from the Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea will give an oral report on the special meeting of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ...

Proton therapy is the best option for lung cancer patients

Lung cancer and proton therapyThe lungs are adjacent to some of the most sensitive and important organs and tissues, including the heart, esophagus, and spinal cord. Only about 20% of lung tumors can...

Radiofrequency ablation treatment for lung cancer patients

Lung cancer is one of the most common causes of human death due to tumors, and its morbidity and mortality rate have ranked first in cities. The pathology is mainly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

Afatinib is more effective than gefitinib in treating non-small cell lung cancer

The results of the LUX-Lung 7 study show that a head-to-head Phase IIb clinical study compared afatinib and gefitinib in the treatment of tumors with EGFR mutations The results are published in the "L...

NCCN Guidelines for Small Cell Lung Cancer V2.2016

The second edition of the 2016 NCCN Guidelines for Small Cell Lung Cancer (V2.2016) mainly updates the following parts based on V2.2015:Lung cancer preliminary assessment stage updateSCL-2: Some patie...

Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab as first-line treatment for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer

Registration: ClinicalTrials.govLast updated: January 25, 2016Main ID: NCT02659059Registration Date: January 15, 2016Main sponsor: Bristol-Myers SquibbOpen topic: Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab as a first-...

Third-generation EGFR targeted drug Tagrisso for lung cancer treatment

The US FDA today approved the official launch of AstraZeneca's new drug AZD9291! The trade name and common name of AZD9291 are called Tagrisso or Osimertinib. This is the third generation of TKI tar...

Precision medicine for lung cancer

Lung cancer problemPerhaps it is because of the direct feeling of the respiratory system. As the haze continues, we feel more and more people suffering from lung cancer around us. Indeed, lung cancer...

EGFR monoclonal antibody Portrazza for advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma

The US Food and Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as FDA) approved Portrazza (necitumumab) in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin in the treatment of advanced (metastatic) squamous n...

The safety and efficacy of MPDL3280A combined with platinum-based chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer

MPDL3280A, which retains the PD-L2 / PD-1 interaction, potentially reduces autoimmune lung toxicity, and has a good effect on advanced NSCLC. Platinum-based chemotherapy is still the standard first-l...

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