Lung Cancer Trial Results
Can Aspirin Reduce Cancer Risk and Mortality?
(Posted: 03/30/2011) - A meta-analysis of eight clinical trials involving regular aspirin use showed a substantial reduction in mortality for a number of different cancers.
When Combined with Chemotherapy, Bevacizumab Is Associated with Increased Risk of Death
(Posted: 03/30/2011) - Cancer patients who receive the targeted therapy bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with chemotherapy are at increased risk of serious side effects that may lead to death, according to a meta-analysis of 16 clinical trials that was published February 2, 2011, in JAMA.
Cetuximab Plus Chemotherapy Extends Survival for Advanced Lung Cancer
(Posted: 12/29/2010) - Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received cetuximab (Erbitux) plus chemotherapy lived on average 5 weeks longer than patients who received chemotherapy alone, according to results of a randomized phase III trial.
Crizotinib Continues to Show Promise for Some Lung Tumors, Faces Challenge of Drug Resistance
(Posted: 12/07/2010) - New data from a phase I trial of crizotinib, a small-molecule drug that targets cancer-causing chromosomal rearrangements involving the gene ALK, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer add to positive results published October 28, 2010, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Lung cancer trial results show mortality benefit with low-dose CT:
(Posted: 11/04/2010) - The NCI has released initial results from a large-scale test of screening methods to reduce deaths from lung cancer by detecting cancers at relatively early stages. The National Lung Screening Trial, a randomized national trial involving more than 53,000 current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74, compared the effects of two screening procedures for lung cancer -- low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) and standard chest X-ray -- on lung cancer mortality and found 20 percent fewer lung cancer deaths among trial participants screened with low-dose helical CT.
(Posted: 03/30/2011) - A meta-analysis of eight clinical trials involving regular aspirin use showed a substantial reduction in mortality for a number of different cancers.
When Combined with Chemotherapy, Bevacizumab Is Associated with Increased Risk of Death
(Posted: 03/30/2011) - Cancer patients who receive the targeted therapy bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with chemotherapy are at increased risk of serious side effects that may lead to death, according to a meta-analysis of 16 clinical trials that was published February 2, 2011, in JAMA.
Cetuximab Plus Chemotherapy Extends Survival for Advanced Lung Cancer
(Posted: 12/29/2010) - Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received cetuximab (Erbitux) plus chemotherapy lived on average 5 weeks longer than patients who received chemotherapy alone, according to results of a randomized phase III trial.
Crizotinib Continues to Show Promise for Some Lung Tumors, Faces Challenge of Drug Resistance
(Posted: 12/07/2010) - New data from a phase I trial of crizotinib, a small-molecule drug that targets cancer-causing chromosomal rearrangements involving the gene ALK, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer add to positive results published October 28, 2010, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Lung cancer trial results show mortality benefit with low-dose CT:
(Posted: 11/04/2010) - The NCI has released initial results from a large-scale test of screening methods to reduce deaths from lung cancer by detecting cancers at relatively early stages. The National Lung Screening Trial, a randomized national trial involving more than 53,000 current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74, compared the effects of two screening procedures for lung cancer -- low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) and standard chest X-ray -- on lung cancer mortality and found 20 percent fewer lung cancer deaths among trial participants screened with low-dose helical CT.
